| Unofficial Superman Index |
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #243; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #243; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4)
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #243; next in the second story in this issue)
- Perry White (also disguised as "the Black Knight;" last in Action Comics #243; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4)
Villain(s):
- "Bull" Mathews (first and only appearance; a mobster; currrently at large due to the accidental destruction of the evidence against him)
- his unidentified partner
Other Character(s):
- the captain and crew of the Betsy Lee (first appearance for all)
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- the North Atlantic Ocean
- Metropolis
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual #7/2 (Summer 1963)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([November] 2004)
- Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ([November] 2005)
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4)
Villain(s):
- The Green Hand Gang (first mentioned; on trial and later convicted)
Other Character(s):
- Chief Mawmba and his tribe (first appearance for all)
- a ship captain and crewman (first appearance for both)
Location(s):
- an unidentified tropical island
- Metropolis
Story Reprinted in:
- 80 Page Giant Magazine #14 (September 1965)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([November] 2004)
- Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ([November] 2005)
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (takes the identity of "Kirk Brent" to investigate a dangerous construction site; last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #4)
Villain(s):
- Bart Benson (first appearance; a crooked construction foreman)
- Tom B. Oliver (first appearance; a crooked building material supplier)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- construction site of the 80 story Metropolis Skytower (first appearance; later renamed the Superman Skytower)
- Daily Planet
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([November] 2004)
- Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ([November] 2005)