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Action Comics 222

ACTION COMICS #222

Cover Date: November 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1956-09-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino


Story: "The Duplicate Superman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtAl Plastino
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (due to the effects of a cobalt bomb, is split into two Supermen, almost identical except for the difference in vision powers; "Superman-T" who has telescopic vision and "Superman-X" who has x-ray vision; "Superman-T" dies, and "Superman-X" regains his telescopic vision; last in Superman Vol. 1 #109/3; next in World's Finest Comics #85)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #109/3; next in World's Finest Comics #85)

Villain(s):

a gang of jewelry robbers (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

police officers
Museum staff
U.S. military officials

Location(s):

Metropolis
an island in the Pacific Ocean

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #204/2 (February 1968)


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Second Story: "The World's Most Amazing Animals" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtNick Cardy
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #221/2 and #223/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #221/2 and #223/2)

Villain(s):

a trio of aliens (first appearance of all; appearance exactly the same as humans, but identity revealed at the end of the story; kidnap Janu to gain Congo Bill's help in capturing escaped animals)

Location(s):

The African veldt


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Third Story: "The Creature from Outer Space" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #221/3 and #223/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #221/3 and #223/3)

Villain(s):

Zlovians (first appearance; an alien race)

Other Character(s):

Planeteer Commandant
Planeteers

Location(s):

Earth
Planeteer Headquarters
Zlovia (first appearance; in flashback)


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