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Action Comics 253

ACTION COMICS #253

Cover Date: June 1959
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1959-04-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
PencilsCurt Swan
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3 and #38)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3; next in World's Finest Comics #102)

Villain(s):

El Gar Kur (first appearance; a Kandorian criminal scientist and Jimmy Olsen lookalike; trades places with Jimmy)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis
Kandorian Science Police

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #2 (September 1964)
Best of DC #16 (September 1981)
Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)


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Second Story: "The Secret of the Super-Orphan!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee; last in issue #252/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #130; also appears in flashback)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (appears on a newsreel; last in first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #102; also in flashbacks)

Other Character(s):

Timmy Tate (first appearance; an orphan Supergirl helps get adopted)
other kids at the orphanage (Dora, Harry and Kathy named)
Miss Hart (last in issue #252/3)
Mr. Dixon (in between issues #252/3 and #256/3)
Mr. and Mrs. Trent (first appearance of both; Linda discourages them from adopting her)
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (first appearance of both; they adopt Timmy)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Zor-El (in flashback)
Alura Zor-El (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Argo City (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Midvale
Midvale Orphanage
Pisa, Italy

Story Reprinted in:

Supergirl Archives #1 (2001)
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2017)


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Third Story: "The Destroyer of Congo Bill" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtHoward Sherman
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congorilla (in between issues #252/2 and #254/2)

Villain(s):

village raiders

Other Character(s):

Professor Simon
a riverboat captain
local police
villagers

Location(s):

somewhere in Africa


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