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Action Comics 243

ACTION COMICS #243

Cover Date: August 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-07-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Lady and the Lion" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #124)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #124)
Lois Lane (in between Superman Vol. 1 #123 and #124)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #124)

Villain(s):

Circe (first appearance; alleged descendant of Circe, see Comments)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis
Mr. Barney (first appearance; a circus owner)
a lion-tamer (first appearance)
a movie crew in Africa (first appearance of all; Jim named)

Location(s):

unidentified location in Africa
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Superman deduces the original "Circe" came from Krypton.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #3/4 (Summer 1961)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([September] 2004)
Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)


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Second Story: "The Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #242/2 and #244/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #242/2 and #248/3)

Other Character(s):

an unidentified Planeteer
the Sleeping Sandman (first appearance; a disc jockey)

Location(s):

various unidentified planetoids (including one that is actually a hibernating space dragon)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #156 (March 1966)


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Third Story: "The Five from the Future" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #242/3 and #244/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #242/3 and #244/2)

Villain(s):

a "Five-Sense Creature" (first appearance; destroyed)

Location(s):

near the Bonwasi River, Africa


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