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Action Comics 239

ACTION COMICS #239

Cover Date: April 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-02-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


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

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #28/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #121)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #28/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #121)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #28/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #121/3)

Villain(s):

an unidentified thief (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Norton (first appearance; a scientist working on the ability to create new elements, including kryptonite)
various reporters
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Unidentified Space Sector


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Second Story: "The Puzzle of the Jungle Pyramid" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #238/3 and #240/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #238/3 and #240/2)

Villain(s):

Simon Rader (first appearance; an international spy; disguised as a sheik)
his henchmen
Judson (first appearance; a bomber pilot)

Other Character(s):

Professor Drake (first appearance; a scientist working on a satellite launch)
satellite launch crew (first appearance of all)
Ralph Dean (first appearance; a photographer, captured and forced to work on building a pyramid)
Bill Adams (first appearance; a hunter, captured and forced to work on building a pyramid)

Location(s):

somewhere in Africa


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Third Story: "The Toys That Stopped Space Crime" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #238/2 and #240/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #237/2 and #240/2)

Villain(s):

Space Pirates (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Commander Jenkins (voice only)
a Planeteer patrol (all die)

Location(s):

Earth
an asteroid

Story Reprinted in:

Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 #2 (March 1973)


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