Action Comics
#247
(December 1958)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-10-30
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent]; Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent]
- Reprints
-
in Superman, Man of Steel (Shan-Lon Enterprises, 1989 series) #4 - in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993)
- in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (statue, image); Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image)
- Synopsis
- Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #17/1966 (oktober 1966) - in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
-
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #13/1970 ([juli] 1970) - in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
- in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite
Sharing -- the United Nations Way!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- The International Labor Organization of the United Nations teaches various trades to the people of a Mexican village, who pass on their new knowledge to others.
Indexer Notes
Subtitled "A true story from the files of the International Labor Organization."
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Operation Blackhawks!
Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #132
Tommy Tomorrow, Space Convict X-146-93
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; The Brain (villain); Planeteers; Invisible Convict (cameo); Human Goldfish (cameo): Tom Thumb Gang (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Tommy Tomorrow is arrested as an impostor and thrown into an interplanetary prison.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Gerald Cohen; Donald Zolotorofe; Mary Figlarz; Sylvan Wells; Daniel Gross; Thomas Hudson
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a swell job!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #108 (September 1950)
-
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- XLI XLMRKW LSY...
Indexer Notes
membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Jupiter No. 4)
decoded message reads: "The things you accomplish by hard work are often more rewarding than the easy tasks which take little time and effort."
The Riddle of the Super-Zoo!
Congo Bill / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Janu; Jungle Joe (villain)
- Synopsis
- Congo Bill and Janu work to turn the tables on Jungle Joe, a swindler who sells animals that can supposedly perform fantastic feats.
- Reprints
-
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #65 (Circa 1970-1972) - in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #195 (August 1970)
-
in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #9/1971 (24. April 1971)
-
Indexer Notes
Strip continues as Congorilla in the next issue.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Sharing -- the United Nations Way!
-
5.
Operation Blackhawks!
Blackhawk -
6.
Tommy Tomorrow, Space Convict X-146-93
Tommy Tomorrow -
7.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
9.
["This is a swell job!"]
Shorty -
10.
["XLI XLMRKW LSY..."]
Supermen of America -
11.
The Riddle of the Super-Zoo!
Congo Bill -
12.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
13.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps -
14.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
15.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
16.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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