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Action Comics 225

ACTION COMICS #225

Cover Date: February 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1956-12-25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino


Story: "The Death of Superman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #18/3; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #55/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #18/3; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #55/2)
Lois Lane (in between Superman Vol. 1 #111/3 and #112/3)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #18/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #112/3)

Villain(s):

Wing Martin (first appearance; a crime syndicate kingpin)
various other criminals (Argus and Hank named)
a terminally ill convict (voice only; dies)

Other Character(s):

a Superman Robot (first appearance; destroyed)
citizens around the world

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet


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Second Story: "The Doomed Safaris!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller (?)
ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #224/2 and #226/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #224/2 and #226/2)

Villain(s):

Mr. Dirk (first appearance; sabotages Congo Bill's safari guide training)
gang of diamond thieves

Other Character(s):

Safari guides in training (first appearance of all; Jim, Mike and Tom named)

Location(s):

Bombazi, Africa


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| writer = Otto Binder | artist = Jim Mooney | letterer = | colorist = | assistant_editor = George Kashdan | assistant_editor2 = Mort Weisinger | editor = Whitney Ellsworth

| feature_characters =

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #223/3 and #226/2)

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| villains =

Orion Norton (first appearance)
his unidentified accomplice

| other_characters =

Planeteer Commandant (in between issues [[Action Comics |#?] and #227/3)
three Robot Planeteers (first appearance of all; A-44 and V-66 named; all destroyed)
Master Robot Z-1 (first appearance)

| cameo_appearance =

| locations =

Planeteer Headquarters
Space Fort Knox

| solicitation =

| comments =

| synopsis =

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