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Action Comics
#256
(September 1959)
DC
, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1959-07-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger
(editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Superman of the Future!
(Table of Contents)
Superman
/ cover / 1 page
(report information)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
Reprints
in
Action Comics (Atlas Publications, 1960 series) #1
in
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series)
([May] 1992) [cover illustration]
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
Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1
([November] 2005)
in
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3
([July] 2014)
Keywords
evolution
;
time machines
;
time travel
Edit cover
Cover gallery
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)
(Expand)
/
Charles Atlas
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
The Superman of the Future!
(Table of Contents: 2)
Superman
/ comic story / 11.67 pages
(report information)
Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dirk Folgar [Agent X-3] (villain)
Synopsis
Superman poses as the Future Superman, who has the power to predict the future, to smoke out Agent X-3 and prevent an attempt on the life of the President.
Reprints
in
Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3
(Summer 1961)
in
Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #22
([Circa 1971?])
in
Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1
([November] 2005)
in
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3
([July] 2014)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)
(Expand)
/
Tootsie Roll
/ advertisement / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)
(Expand)
/
Frontier Cabin
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)
(Expand)
/
Hi-Power Binoculars
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy-- Depending on You!
(Table of Contents: 6)
public service announcement / 1 page
(report information)
Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)
Professor Eureka
/ 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
This new vault is ten inches thick...
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints
from
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #183
(August 1953)
Superman's Secret Message
(Table of Contents: 8)
(Expand)
/
Supermen of America
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
Janu, the Joker of the Jungle!
(Table of Contents: 9)
Congorilla
/ comic story / 6 pages
(report information)
Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle; superhero; adventure
Characters
Congo Bill; Janu; Congorilla; Golden Gorilla; Percy Pierce (villain)
Indexer Notes
Janu becomes Congorilla.
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)
(Expand)
/
Palisades Amusement Park
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)
(Expand)
/
Sling-a-Shot
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)
Metropolis Mailbag
/ letters page / 1 page
(report information)
Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
The Great Supergirl Mirage!
(Table of Contents: 13)
Supergirl
/ comic story / 6.67 pages
(report information)
Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Dick Wilson [later Dick Malverne]; Supergirl Robot
Synopsis
Dick becomes convinced that Linda is Supergirl and tries various tricks to prove her real identity.
Reprints
in
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #390
(March-April 1970)
in
MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #21/1970
(10. Oktober 1970)
in
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #17
(October 1981)
in
Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1
([December] 2001)
in
Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1
(2007 [January 2008])
in
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1
([August] 2016)
in
Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1
([September] 2017)
Indexer Notes
Introduction of Dick Wilson, who is reintroduced in #282 as Dick Malverne.
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)
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Tootsie Roll Pop
/ advertisement / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)
(Expand)
/
Stephens Credit Sales
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)
(Expand)
/
Littleton Stamp Co.
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)
(Expand)
/
Wilson Chemical Co.
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 18)
(Expand)
/
Flying Jet
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
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The Superman of the Future!
Superman
1.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas
2.
The Superman of the Future!
Superman
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll
4.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin
5.
[no title indexed]
Hi-Power Binoculars
6.
Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy-- Depending on You!
7.
["This new vault is ten inches thick..."]
Professor Eureka
8.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America
9.
Janu, the Joker of the Jungle!
Congorilla
10.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park
11.
[no title indexed]
Sling-a-Shot
12.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag
13.
The Great Supergirl Mirage!
Supergirl
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Pop
15.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales
16.
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamp Co.
17.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co.
18.
[no title indexed]
Flying Jet
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