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Action Comics 236

ACTION COMICS #236

Cover Date: January 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-11-25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Superman's New Uniform" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #118/3; next in World's Finest Comics #92)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #118/2; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #26)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (poses as Professor Xavier Carter; last in Superman Vol. 1 #117/2; next in World's Finest Comics #94)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet


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Second Story: "The Man Who Talked to Animals" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtHoward Sherman
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #235/3 and #237/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #235/3 and #237/3)

Villain(s):

Roger Oakes (first appearance; stole ivory tusks)

Other Character(s):

Jungle Joe (first appearance; a friend of Congo Bill's who can talk to animals; also in flashbacks)
a judge
jungle police

Location(s):

Mokamba police outpost, Africa


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Third Story: "Space Chump #1" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #235/2 and #237/2)

Villain(s):

renegade robots (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Planeteer Commandant
Tim Kelly (first appearance; son of the late hero Planeteer "Cosmic" Kelly)

Location(s):

Earth
Planeteer Headquarters
Mars
an unidentified planet
Smith asteroid
Asteroid X-33/Vixunjunkavia


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