Action Comics #248

(January 1959)

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Stephens Credit Sales / 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

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

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 (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1954 series) #161 (17 Maggio 1959)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)

Keywords

Nazis; signal watch

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man / 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

Synopsis

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

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

Congorilla (gorilla, origin); Congo Bill [William Glenmorgan]; Gloria (actress); Janu the Jungle Boy; Chief Kawolo (death); Mr. Reiger (villain, movie director); Reiger's assistant (villain)

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 a 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, 2013 series) ([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

gorilla

Indexer Notes

Continuation of the Congo Bill feature.

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Tootsie Roll Pop / 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

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 Co. / 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

Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Lor-Li

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])

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Giant Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)