Action Comics #246

(November 1958)

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Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Krypton on Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder ?

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jonas Smith

Synopsis

Real estate promoter Jonas Smith creates the planned community of Krypton Island, which opens with a pageant featuring a re-enactment of Jor-El and Lara sending Baby Kal-El to Earth. But Superman realizes Smith is a wanted criminal and stops him from smuggling off Krypton Island diamonds that Superman made from coal.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've dated a new doll this afternoon...

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #81 (March-April 1953)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Showcase; Adam Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Look to the Stars! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Lou Cameron

Inks

Lou Cameron

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The King of Cages (Table of Contents: 8)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Craig Delich

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes sir, you must lead a pretty rugged life!

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot

Reprints

• from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #14 (November-December 1952)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Destination Unknown! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #31 ([April 1959])

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Geographical Society's Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)