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ACTION COMICS #228
Cover Date: May 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-03-26
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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton (?) |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #113; next in World's Finest Comics #88; also in various flashbacks)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #20/3 and #21)
- Lois Lane (last in issue #227; next in World's Finest Comics #88)
- Perry White (last in issue #227; next in World's Finest Comics #88)
Villain(s):
- Jay Amery (first appearance; a racketeer boss)
- his unidentified gang member
- Lex Luthor (in flashback; last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #9/2; next in flashback in World's Finest Comics #105)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- various locations around the world
Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #227/2 and #229/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #227/2 and #229/2)
Villain(s):
- Sam Westley (first appearance; Kongorilla's former handler)
Other Character(s):
- Kongorilla (first appearance; see Comments)
- Chief Wabanaga (first appearance; an old friend of Congo Bill's)
Location(s):
- somewhere in Africa
Comment(s):
- A few weeks pass during this story.
- Kongorilla is not the Golden Gorilla from Action Comics #224/2 (January 1957): "The Golden Gorilla" that will eventually become Congorilla. Though mind-transfer between human and gorilla is mentioned in this issue, it is considered a hoax.
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #227/3 and #229/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #226/3 and #229/3)
Villain(s):
- racketeers (first appearance of all)
Location(s):
- various asteroids