| Unofficial Action Comics Index |
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122)
Guest Star(s):
- Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #116/3; next in Detective Comics #256)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122/2)
- Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #29/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122)
Other Character(s):
- Professor Welkins (first appearance; allegedly creates a new metal for Superman to test)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Joker (picture on a giant penny)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place over the course of a few days, ending on the anniversary of Superman's arrival on Earth from Krypton.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual Vol. 1 #1/9 ([Summer] 1960)
- World's Finest Comics #173/2 (February 1968)
- Best of DC #16 (September 1981)
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #1 (1987)
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987 [March 1988])
- Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition ([October] 1998) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([September] 2004)
- Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)
- Superman: The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude ([April] 2012)
- Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018)
Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #240/3 and #242/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #240/3 and #242/3)
- Chota the Chimp
Villain(s):
- Roy Craven (first appearance; a jewel thief using jungle sounds to mask the sound of a helicopter)
- others on the "movie crew" (first appearance of all; all jewel thieves)
Other Character(s):
- Jungle Police
- Wakamba
- a village chief and villagers (first appearance of all)
Location(s):
- 'a jungle village
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #240/2 and #242/2)
Other Character(s):
- Hal Carter (first appearance; a space prospector; finds a deposit of ionium but needs five witnesses in order to stake a claim)
- a paradog (first appearance; a small, dog like creature with wings and can parrot human speech; lives on Asteroid Z-45)
- Robert Robo (first appearance; a robot built by Tommy)
- a chimpanzee (first appearance; in suspended animation since 1958)
- an official at the space claims office (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Geometric Asteroids
- Asteroid X-22
- Asteroid Z-45