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Action Comics 244

ACTION COMICS #244

Cover Date: September 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-07-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Super-Merman of the Sea" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksJohn Giunta (?)
LetteringPat Gordon
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #31/3; next in World's Finest Comics #96)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #31/3 and #32)
Lois Lane (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #31/2 and #32)
Perry White (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #31/3 and #32)

Villain(s):

Vul-Kor (first appearance; an extraterrestrial mer-man, planning to flood Earth as part of an invasion)
Lya-La (first appearance; his daughter)

Other Character(s):

United Nations delegates

Location(s):

Earth
Fortress of Solitude first appearance of (an undersea version)
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Water World (first mentioned)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #187/6 (June 1966)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([September] 2004)
Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)


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Second Story: "The Riddle of the Roc" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtHoward Sherman
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #243/3 and #245/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #243/3 and #245/3)

Villain(s):

Ed Vance (first appearance; a diamond prospector; uses a giant Roc to help steal diamonds)

Other Character(s):

police officers
diamond mine workers and manager

Location(s):

near the Tabu Mountains, Africa


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Third Story: "The Mystery of the Three Space Rookies" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #243/2 and #245/2)

Other Character(s):

Planeteers
Planeteer Commander
Xixxor of Venus (first appearance; poses as Cadet Barstow)
Kjpxwq of Jupiter (first appearance; poses as Cadet Miller)
Gol of Mars (first appearance; poses as Cadet Ames)

Location(s):

Earth
Planeteer Headquarters
two different asteroids


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