Action Comics (1938 DC) comic books

Last pre-comics code issue. Cover by Al Plastino. "The Challenge of Stoneman!", art by Al Plastino; An inventors time machine takes him, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, and a mobster to the distant past, where the crook assumes the identity of Stoneman and tries to control a tribe of cavemen. "The Great Jungle Baseball Game!" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Willie the Office Boy one-page story. Bebe one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "Milkman in Space!" starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!", pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois Lane acquires a pair of specially-treated glasses that give her X-ray vision. "The Space Dragnet!", script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Jon Crane. Shorty one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. Peg one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Jungle Amusement Park!" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. "The International Daily Planet," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen are assigned to foreign offices of the Daily Planet overseas, Superman must save his two friends from smugglers who have captured them. One-page Daffy Doodle story. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill, Gladiator," art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Man Who Could Make Superman Do Anything," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Metropolis is baffled when Superman seems to have to obey the every order of a man called Sam Spulby. One-page Babs story, art by Bob Oksner. Planet Quiz activity page by Henry Boltinoff. "Boy Planeteer" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Dynamite Danger" text story by Jack Miller (as Jim Mason), art by Raymond Perry. "Village of 1,000 Idols" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. One-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "Sergeant Superman," art by Al Plastino; Given the rank of sergeant so that he can participate in Army war games, Superman must solve the mystery of why a private who constantly botches things must remain in the games. "The Super Planeteers," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Dr. Ultra. "The Mystery of the African Polar Bears!" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. "Superman Marries Lois Lane," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois Lane has a dream of her potential married life with Superman. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Destination Future" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. Two-page On the Set story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Heat's on in Yuma" text story by Ronald M. Deutsch, art by Raymond Perry. "The Mystery of the Jungle Monuments" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Four Superman Medals," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman must find a way of attending the annual policemans dinner, during which a Superman Medal will be presented, both as himself and as Clark Kent. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Mystery of the Space Mutiny" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Janu, the Human Chimp" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "The Magic of Mr. Mxyztplk," script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Mr. Mxyzptlk comes to Earth with a plot to make Superman and his friends vanish into his dimension by getting them to say their names backwards. One-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Fortress of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill's Last Adventure" starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle. Quarter-page Fearless Fosdick Wildroot Cream-Oil ad by Al Capp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Man Who Was Mightier Than Superman," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A man who appears to have greater powers than Superman appears in Metropolis, to the Man of Steels surprise. One-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Space Hall of Fame" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Jerry Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Amazing Desert Ship" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman in Superman Land," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; As thousands of people flock to the opening of Superman Land, a brand-new amusement park, Lex Luthor sets up a Kryptonite trap for Superman. Supermen of America ad. "The Master of the Beasts," art by Ed Smalle; Congo Bill and Janu encounter a man who can seemingly control the wild animals of the jungle. -page Chief Hot Foot story by Henry Boltinoff. Caves of Adventure article by Jack Miller (as John Mallon). "Movie Makers from Outer Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 3/4-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. "The Superman Spectaculars," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Perry White has Superman go to four foreign countries and do spectacular stunts for photographers there, to be published in those nations' editions of the Daily Planet; But none of the pictures are used in those newspapers; A bewildered Superman goes to Smallville for a celebration of the anniversary of his landing on Earth. "The Great Jungle Bank Mystery" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. One-page Strange Laws story by Henry Boltinoff. "Undersea Ghost City" text story by Hal Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "The Secret of Bandit X" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. A 1956 Superman calendar is included in part of the story, "The Superman Calendar," art by Al Plastino; Superman agrees to create scenes for a 1956 Superman Calendar for charity, but the manufacturer has a hidden clause that may bring him a huge profit. "The Man Who Hated Tigers" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. -page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. "They Ride The Tall Timber" article by Jack Miller (as Jack Malloy), art by Raymond Perry. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Paul Revere of Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Zorr, the Space Pirate. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "Paul Paxton Alias Superman," art by Al Plastino; A man named Paul Paxton turns up with several indications of secretly being Superman, which is news to Clark Kent. -page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Jungle King For A Day" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. -page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. "I Hunted the Green Fire" text story by Jonathan Maxwell. "The Robot Crook of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman, Super-Destroyer," art by Al Plastino; An eccentric millionaire gets Superman to destroy buildings and a battleship, which seems wanton destruction to a world which does not know he is preventing aliens from using them as weapons against Earth. "The Invincible Idol" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. "The Most Wanted Man In Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Superman of Tomorrow," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Craig King uses scientific gadgets in 2956 to duplicate Superman's powers but now he needs help to catch scientific bandits, so he beams a message across time to the Real Superman. "The Big Game Butterfly Hunter," art by Ed Smalle; Hector Doolittle unwittingly risks life and limb to collect rare butterflies. -page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. "Flying Rangers" text story by script by Jack Miller (as John Maxton), art by Raymond Perry. "The Mystery of the Stolen Worlds," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Giant hands out of nowhere move things around in space. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Menace of Metropolis," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When Metropolis is attacked by alien weapons, Superman discovers they were built long ago by Jor-El. "The Jungle of Doom" starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Mystery of the Ghost Bomb article by Jack Miller (as John MacKenzie), art by Raymond Perry. "Space Safari" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Treasury of Books!" 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "The Amazing Super-Baby," art by Al Plastino; Somebody leaves a baby on Clark Kent's doorstep, who just happens to have super powers. "The One-Man Safari," art by Ed Smalle; Somebody makes a movie about Congo Bill in which he appears to have super-strength, so Bill has to develop super-strength in real life. "Secrets of the Planeteers" starring Tommy Tomorrow, Cosmo Rey, and Cadet Parker, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Ape from Krypton," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Shir Kahn sends Kryptonian apes into space to test his rocket, but is too late to escape himself; Super Ape lands on Earth and is raised by apes in the jungle until discovered by Superman. "The Strange Jungle Jinx" starring Janu the Jungle Boy, Congo Bill, Chota the Chimp, Jim Bell, Fred Troy, and Leonard Starr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's Treasure Hoard," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is accumulating incredible wealth in a cavern of his own making, but no one seems to know the reason why. "The Amazing Army of Apes," script by Jack Miller, art by Ed Smalle; A military officer appears to go crazy and starts to think apes are his soldiers. 3/4–page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Day I Beat the Baseball Jinx," script by Jack Miller (as Jack Mason), art by Raymond Perry. "Tom Thumb Tommy Tomorrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "The Interplanetary Olympics," art by Al Plastino; Superman is drawn to an alien world and invited to take part in an Interplanetary Olympics. -page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "Congo Bill, Stone Age Man" starring Congo Bill starring Janu the Jungle Boy, art by Howard Sherman. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. School For Cowboys article by Raymond Perry. "The Flying Dutchman of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st Silver Age issue. Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman's New Super-Power," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An encounter with a comet in space gives Superman magnetic powers. "Congo Bill - Witch Doctor," art by Howard Sherman. "The Sleeping Beauty of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "The Duplicate Superman," script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Exposure to the military's new secret weapon, the Q-Bomb splits Superman into two almost equal selves; One has x-ray vision, the other telescopic, but otherwise they're equal. -page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The World's Most Amazing Animals," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill has to capture a white lion, a tri-colored zebra and a flying ostrich. "Peril on the Mountain Peak" text story, art by Raymond Perry. "The Creature from Outer Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The First Superman of Krypton," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman discovers a lead box in space containing another journal of Jor-Els and some films which he made; When he reads the journal and views the films, he learns how Jor-El first discovered evidence of Kryptons coming destruction shortly before Kal-Els birth on the 10,000th year of Kryptons civilization; Superman realizes his father was the first "superman" of Krypton, and silently promises to use his powers only in the cause of righteousness. "Janu, Jungle God" starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. "How To Start A Stamp Collection" article by Jack Miller (as Joe Mallon), art by Raymond Perry. "The Amazing Future Toys," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Nova Norton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "The Secret of Superman Island," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman creates an island in his image, but refuses to let anyone land on it. "The Golden Gorilla," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill meets a golden gorilla that seems to be intelligent and has to protect it from hunters. "Seven Disappearing Wonders of Space!" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. Little Pete one-page story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "The Death of Superman," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A Superman robot comes to the Daily Planet and reveals to Perry White, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen that the real Superman is dead. "The Doomed Safaris!" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. -page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. I Jumped 3 1/2 Miles And Lived article. "The Interplanetary Fort Knox," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. Orion Orton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Invulnerable Enemy," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A petrified man from outer space is dug up by archeologists and restored to life accidentally by Lex Luthor; The being, dubbed the Petrified Spaceman, wreaks havoc in Metropolis with his super-powers until Superman deduces that the Spaceman is in search of ice. "Jungle Joe, King of the Wild" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Secret of the Space Signs" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Man with the Triple X-Ray Eyes," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An occurrence in space causes Superman to lose control of his X-ray vision, making him burn up anything he looks at. "The Great Jungle Animal Count" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 2/3-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. Strange Road under the Sea article. "The Girl Planeteer" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney.36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman's Super-Skyscraper," art by Al Plastino; Superman constructs a skyscraper in Metropolis and turns it into a museum of his past cases. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gorilla King of the Jungle" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman; A former Hollywood animal star, Kongorilla is being returned to the jungle, but his former trainer tries to prove the ape has human intelligence. Two-page Lionel and His Lions story by Henry Boltinoff. "Space Dreams for Sale" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. A Date With Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "The Superman Satellite," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After destroying an asteroid in space, Superman is informed that he has become poisonous and that he must never touch the Earth again. "The Great Jungle Swindle" starring Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy, script by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy. Half-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. Games That Save Lives article. "The Milky Way Hunt," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Plastino. "Superman Loses His Powers," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Exposure to ancient Atlantean experiments gives Bart Wellins super-powers and Superman can't stop him because exposure to the same experiments have increased his powers so much he daren't use them at all. "The Jungle Journal," script by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. Adventures in Coin Collecting article. Supermen of America ad. One-page Lem 'n' Lime story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "Sir Jimmy Olsen, Knight of Metropolis," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy Olsen finds that he will be the king of the island of Vumania if he performs three tasks, but a gang of crooks is out to see that he doesn't. "Congo Bill's Useless Partner," script by Jack Miller, art by Nick Cardy. Stunts For A Rainy Day article. "The Academy Awards of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow and Planet Pete, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Cannonball Charlie story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan (1st Swan cover in Action), inks by Stan Kaye. "The Story of Superman, Junior," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Johnny Kirk's father blasts him into space because he thinks Earth is soon to be destroyed by a meteor; After Superboy deflects the meteor, he asks him to find his son. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Three Dives to Doom" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Riddle of the Space Rainbow" script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow vs. "Nova" Norton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Land of A Million Supermen," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When Clark Kent is accidentally stranded in the nation of Borgonia, he discovers that everyone there, including himself, must wear a Superman costume on pain of death... which is a giant trap the dictator of Borgonia has set for the real Superman. "The Jungle Eskimo" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. So You Want to Be an Engineer text story. "The Forbidden Robots," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy and Brent stop the transport of smuggled forbidden robots. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Creature of 1,000 Disguises," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An alien from the planet Zar named Gollo comes to Earth and befriends a runaway boy named Johnny Miles; Superman finds the boy and brings him home to his parents; Missing his friend, Gollo begins searching all throughout Metropolis trying to find him. He uses his mysterious alien powers to assume a variety of disguises; Superman encounters Gollo and realizes his connection to Johnny Miles. "The Robot Animals" starring Congo Bill, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman. The First Baseball Game article. Casey the Cop two-page story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Interplanetary Hitchhiker" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois belongs to a club of women whose lives have been saved by Superman, and while on a cruise, the club is marooned on an island ruled by Amazon warriors; Superman comes to save them but by Amazon custom he must perform various tasks dreamed up by the women or marry the one at whose task he fails. "Interplanetary Joy Ride" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Secret of the Giant Idol" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Uniform," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lex Luthor disguises himself and approaches Superman; He tricks Superman into surrendering his costume to him for experimental purposes; As a substitute, he provides Superman with a bright yellow and purple replacement costume. The costume is fitted with an anti-Kryptonite belt; While Superman fights crime in his new costume, Luthor sheds his disguise and dons Superman's original red and blue garb. "The Man Who Talked to Animals" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. "Space Chump #1," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's Exposed Identity," script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; A newspaper tycoon fakes his own death in order to get Superman to reveal his secret identity to him. 2/3-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Curse of the Golden Touch" starring Tommy Tomorrow and the Nebula Gang, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 2/3-page Funny Facts cartoon by Martin Naydel. "The Jungle Fort on Wheels!" starring Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy, script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. One-page Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color.

NOTE: "This is Part 1 of 4 of a running gag of covers that homage each other by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan that ran from 1958 to 1963. It is a series of covers I'm calling "The Desk Smash," and they appeared on the covers for Action Comics #237, 264, 284, and 302". – Odinson, mycomicshop.com Archivist

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Gorilla from Krypton," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers; Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla. Ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane. Supermen of America ad. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "Marooned in the Fourth Dimension," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow checks out Prof. Jaxon's dimension cabinet, a gateway to the 4th dimension; Since Tommy suspects the cabinet is a hoax, he volunteers to test the device and is sent to the 4th dimension. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Tenderfoot Hunter" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's New Face," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is caught in an atomic explosion and afterwards must bandage his face, or wear a lead mask, to keep anyone from seeing what happened to him. One-page Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid!" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. Untitled Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Toys That Stopped Space Crime" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Superman Sphinx," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois discovers a Clark Kent robot in a closet at the Daily Planet, and a strange Sphinx with a Superman head and kryptonite vision goes into orbit around the Earth. One-page Ollie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Trial of Tommy Tomorrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy is on trial for the murder of Brent Wood. One-page Animal Wonderland cartoon by Martin Naydel. "Trapped in the Insect World" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Batman guest appearance in Superman cover story, "The Super-Key to Fort Superman," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues. 2/3-page Hollywood Ha-Lights story by Harry Lampert. One-page Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Great Jungle Hoax" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman ad. "The Strangest Crew in the Universe" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Origin and first appearance of Brainiac, and the first mention of the shrunken city of Kandor in "The Super-Duel in Space," script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet; Superman gets inside Brainiacs ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. Untitled Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D." starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. "Safari From Space," art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill vs. Xov. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Lady and the Lion," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Circe gives Superman a potion that causes him to have the head of a lion until he discovers the antidote. 2/3-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Peg by Henry Boltinoff. "Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Five From The Future" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Super-Merman of the Sea," script by Otto Binder, art by Curt Swan; Superman pretends to join forces with underwater-dwelling aliens in order to trick them into believing Earth's seas are too salty for them. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Riddle of the Roc" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman; When an explorer finds the roc, a giant mythical bird, he uses the creature to help him steal diamonds. One-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Three Space Rookies" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Shrinking Superman!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois accidentally releases from Kandor the criminal Zak-Kul, who traps Superman in Kandor and takes over his life; Lois marries Zak-Kul thinking him Kal-El, but he tries to kill Lois because she keeps asking him Kal-El's secret id. "The Interplanetary Scarecrow," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "Secret of the Super Animals," script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Krypton on Earth!", pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Real estate promoter Jonas Smith creates the planned community of Krypton Island, which opens with a pageant featuring a re-enactment of Jor-El and Lara sending Baby Kal-El to Earth; But Superman realizes Smith is a wanted criminal and stops him from smuggling off Krypton Island diamonds that Superman made from coal. "The King of Cages" starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman. "Destination Unknown" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Superman's Lost Parents!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; 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. Operation Blackhawks! ad. "Tommy Tomorrow, Space Convict X-146-93," script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; Tommy Tomorrow is arrested as an impostor and thrown into an interplanetary prison. 2/3-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Riddle of the Super-Zoo!", script by Jack Miller, art by Howard Sherman; Congo Bill and Janu work to turn the tables on Jungle Joe, a swindler who sells animals that can supposedly perform fantastic feats. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Origin and first appearance of Congorilla. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Man No Prison Could Hold!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman becomes a prisoner of an island work camp in order to discover what weapon a Nazi scientist is creating. One-page Tricksy, World's Greatest Stunt Man story by Henry Boltinoff. Congo Bill series becomes Congorilla with "The Amazing Congorilla!", script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; 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. Supermen of America ad. "The Graveyard of Space" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Kryptonite Man!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Plastino; Luthor takes a liquid kryptonite serum which makes it impossible for Superman to get near him; Superman makes a lead suit to protect himself, but Luthor has discovered a way to turn lead into glass. -page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. "The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission," script by Robert Bernstein, art by Howard Sherman; As Congorilla goes on a dangerous mission to rescue some plane crash survivors, the body of Congo Bill is locked in a shack which is about to be blown up. One-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Gambling Asteroid" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney. One-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Al Plastino. "The Eye of Metropolis!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; John Bates has Clark Kent appear on his TV show "The Eye of Metropolis" in order to expose his double life as Superman. "The Boy Planeteer" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney; 5 1/2 year old Dikky Hale joins the Planeteers and demonstrate a "sixth sense," knowing when disasters are going to strike before the Planeteers do; But Tommy quickly realizes Dikky is not who he appears. Superman of America ad. "The Dunce of the Jungle" starring Congorilla, art by Howard Sherman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.