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ACTION COMICS #223
Cover Date: December 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1956-10-28
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #17/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #110; also in flashback to birth and earliest chronological appearance, next in flashback in issue #378)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jor-El (in flashbacks; chronology as follows: last in flashback in World of Krypton #2 (page 1, panel 4 to page 6, panel 6), flashback in Action Comics #223 (Page 5, panels 5-6); flashback in issue #218; Superman Vol. 1 #141 (Page 17, panel 4 to page 18, panel 1); flashback in World of Krypton #2 (page 8, panel 1 to page 9, panel 6), Superman Vol. 1 #141 (Pages 19-23), flashback in World of Krypton #2 (page 12, panels 1-4),flashback in Action Comics #223 (page 6, panel 1), flashback in Action Comics #378 (page 13, panel 5 to page 14, panel 1), flashback in Action Comics #223 (page 6, panels 2-3), flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #257/2 (page 3, panels 3-4), flashback in Action Comics #378 (page 14, panel 2), flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #100/3 (page 2, panels 2-4), Action Comics #223 (page 6, panel 5 to page 12, panel 1), next in flashback in Adventure Comics #276)
- Lara Jor-El (referred to as Lora; in flashback; last in flashback in issue #378 (page 13, panel 5 to page 14, panel 10; next in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #257/2 (page 3, panels 3-4), then in flashback following the flashback in More Fun Comics #101/3 (page 3, panels 3-4) and Superboy Vol. 1 #158, (Canonicity uncertain))
Villain(s):
- Val-Arn (first appearance; in flashback; a member of the Science Council, seeking to go to Earth where he will have super powers; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #158)
- Khai-Zor (first appearance; in flashback; a member of the Science Council, seeking to go to Earth where he will have super powers; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #158)
Other Character(s):
- Science Council of Krypton (in flashback)
- other citizens of Krypton (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton
- an unidentified valley (in flashback; transformed by Jor-El to resemble Earth)
- Kryptonopolis (in flashback)
- Krypton
- Space Sector 2814
Comment(s):
- The flashback portion of the story occurs during celebrations for Krypton's 10,000th year of civilization and encompasses the birth of baby Kal-El.
- The piece of Krypton - or more specifically debris from Krypton containing Jor-El's desk - found floating in space did not turn to kryptonite.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Vol. 1 #193/4 (January-February 1967)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- a native tribe (first appearance of all; mistakenly believe that Janu is a god; Shrudlu, the witch doctor named)
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 #222/3 and #225/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #222/3 and #226/2)
Villain(s):
- "Nova" Norton (first appearance; a space bandit)
- his gang (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- Sparky (first appearance; cousin of Tommy Tomorrow)
- Sparky's parents (presumed; first appearance of both; names and exact relationship to Tommy Tomorrow not given)
- cargo ship crews (voices only)
Location(s):
- Earth
- the Dark Asteroid Field (including force field generated through-way)
Story Reprinted in:
- World's Finest Comics #185/2 (June 1969)