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ACTION COMICS #217
Cover Date: June 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1956-04-24
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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #13/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #106; also in flashback as Baby Kal-El as his rocket travels in deep space)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #13; next in Superman Vol. 1 #106)
- Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #13; next in Superman Vol. 1 #106)
Other Character(s):
- "Super-Baby" (Baby Bliss; first appearance; temporarily gains super powers from eating Kryptonian food)
- Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bliss (first appearance for both; parents of Baby Bliss, AKA "Superbaby")
- Sir Roderick Blakesly (first appearance; interviewed by Clark Kent)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- somewhere in the Amazon
- United States of America
- Elmwood (first appearance; some two hours from Metropolis)
- Metropolis
- Earth
- Unidentified Space Sector (Sector 2813 or 2814)
- depp space (in flashback; en route between Krypton and Earth)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller (?) |
| Art | Ed Smalle |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #216/2 and #218/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #216/2 and #218/2)
- Bombo the Elephant
Villain(s):
- two caravan looters (first appearance for both)
Other Character(s):
- a movie producer (first appearance; makes a film portraying Congo Bill as a near-superhero)
Location(s):
- somewhere in Africa
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #216/3 and #218/3)
Villain(s):
- "Cosmo" Rey (first appearance; impersonates Cadet Parker)
Other Character(s):
- Planeteer Cadets (includes Cadet Parker; first appearance)
Location(s):
- Earth (in the year 2056)
- various asteroids