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ACTION COMICS #212
Cover Date: January 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1955-11-27
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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman #102/3; next in World's Finest Comics #80)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman #102/2; next in World's Finest Comics #80)
- Perry White (last in Superman #102/3; next in World's Finest Comics #80)
- Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #9/3 and #10)
Villain(s):
- Thorne Varden (first appearance; a crooked publisher)
Other Character(s):
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the summer.
- Superman has found and/or repaired his family home from Krypton, setting it on a rock out in space.
- This story also includes a two-page Superman calendar for 1956.
Credits:
| Art | Ed Smalle |
| Editing | George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Cranshaw (first appearance; a wanted man who pretends to have lost an arm to tigers)
Location(s):
- somewhere in Asia (possibly)
Comment(s):
- As tigers are not found in the wild in Africa, it is likely Congo Bill is in Asia.
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | George Kashdan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Zorr (first appearance; a space pirate who creates oncoming disasters to warn potential victims as "the Intergalactic Paul Revere" so they will trust him later)
- space pirates
Other Character(s):
Location(s):