In color.
In color.
In color.
Page 7 deleted. Original page numbering remains, 1-6 and 8-13.
Cut: page 11 panel 3 and page 12 panel 2. On the splash page, the original Siegel & Shuster byline has been replaced with a circle stating "Our Very First Imaginary Story."
The reprint is taken from a British reprint that had some changes, such as guineas instead of dollars.
First Kandor (bottle city).
First appearance of Lexor.
The Infantino plot credit is dubious. This origin is based strongly on the corresponding story in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #53 (1948).
In color; the story was originally printed in black and white, with shading. The art on all pages was extended on the edges (not by the original artists) to widen them for reprinting in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-31 (1974); that's why many captions are not left-aligned.
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #322; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #323; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #340; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #344; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #363; from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #508