Action Comics #248

(January 1959)

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

The Man No Prison Could Hold! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Von Kamp (villain)

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Superman becomes a prisoner of an island work camp in order to discover what weapon a Nazi scientist is creating.

Reprints

• in Albi del Falco (Mondadori, 1954 series) #161 (17 Maggio 1959)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

Keywords

Nazis; signal watch

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Tricksy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We want you to go up and crash...

Genre

humor

Characters

Tricksy

Formula for Success! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Jimmy; Jimmy's father; Mr. Lane

Synopsis

Jimmy is a talented musician, and his science teacher convinces his dad that he would he happier pursuing music rather than science.

Reprints

• in Superman (Dolton Comics, 1982 series) #v2#21 (March 1, 1984)

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Amazing Congorilla! (Table of Contents: 6)

Congorilla / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; superhero; adventure

Characters

Congo Bill (swaps minds with the Golden Gorilla to become the Congorilla); The Congorilla (first appearance and origin, the third Golden Gorilla, swaps minds with Congo Bill); Chief Kawolo (first appearance, death); Gloria (actress); Mr. Rieger (movie director); Rieger's assistant

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Congo Bill saves the life of tribal Chief Kawolo, who gives him a magic ring that can cause his mind to be exchanged with that of the Golden Gorilla. Later, a movie crew tries to capture the now-intelligent Congorilla.

Reprints

• in Weird Secret Origins (DC, 2004 series) (October 2004)
• in DC Universe Secret Origins (DC, 2012 series) ([April] 2012)
• in DC Universe: Secret Origins (DC, 2013 series) (2012 [June 2013]) [Story incorrectly attributed to the previous issue]
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #58 - Justice League - Cry for Justice ([März 2016])

Keywords

gorillas

Indexer Notes

Continuation of the Congo Bill feature.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Shorty / 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

Here, Spike!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty; Spike (Shorty's dog)

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #45 (April-May 1950)

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

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Bunker Hill Sporting Goods / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Wayne Boring (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Ken Lizotte; Karen A. Weiss; Gary Koehler; Joel Netzky; Jean Cassens; Sam Tokuyama; Peter MacDonald

The Graveyard of Space (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Planeteers: Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
Lor-Li

Universe

DC : mainstream

Synopsis

Brent falls in love with a beautiful girl who helps to guide the Planeteers' ship out of a deadly spiral nebula, but she turns out to be a giantess.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #33 ([June 1959])

Keywords

2059 AD; The Trap; Xor-3

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

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Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)