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ACTION COMICS #250
Cover Date: March 1959
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1959-01-29
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #35/3; next in World's Finest Comics #100; also in flashbacks)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #35/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #128)
- Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #35/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #128; also in flashback)
Villain(s):
- convicts in Rock Island Prison (in flashback)
Other Character(s):
- John Bates (first appearance; host of the television show "The Eye of Metropolis")
- Professor Vidal (first appearance; administers a lie detector test)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Rock Ilsand Prison (in flashback)
- Mexico (in flashback)
Comment(s):
- Clark Kent is voted "Reporter of the Year."
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Vol. 1 #183/6 (January 1966)
- Showcase Presents Superman #1 (September 2005)
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #249/3 and #251#3)
Other Character(s):
- Planeteer Chief Commander
- Dikky Hale (first appearance; a 5 1/2 year old from the 30th Century; joins the Planeteers briefly before returning to his native Century)
- other unidentified Planeteers
- the manager of an interplanetary circus (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Earth
- Asteroid X-335
- Blue Planet
- Water World
Comment(s):
- This story takes place from April 8 to April 11, 2059.
Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Congorilla (Congo Bill; in between issues #249/2 and #251/2)
Other Character(s):
- Dr. Paxton (first appearance; a scientist intent on testing if Congorilla lives up to his legends; fooled into thinking Congorilla falls well short of the stories)
- other scientist s and expedition crew (first appearance of all)
Location(s):
- somewhere in Africa
Comment(s):
- The story takes place over the course of about three days.