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Publisher: DC

Title: Action Comics
Issue: 242
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: July 1958
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Action Comics 242
Owner: DR.X

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Action Comics 242
Owner: Khyron21

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Action Comics 242
Owner: Khyron21

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Action Comics #242
Owner: Harley Troy

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Inside This Issue:

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Story Title: The Super-Duel in Space! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman; Brainiac


Story Title: Are You a Litter-Bug? - public service announcement
Pages:1
Genre:advocacy; children


Story Title: The Super-Duel in Space - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:superhero
Characters:Superman (brief origin); Lois Lane; Brainiac (villain, intro); Professor Kimda; Superboy (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback)
Synopsis:While on an experimental rocket, Clark & Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink & bottle great cities of Earth & use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain takes Metropolis & there finds a bottle with a Kryptonian city (which in later issues will be named Kandor). He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore the Kryptonian city, Superman places it in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:1
Genre:humor; children


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Roadmaster
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D. - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:science fiction
Characters:Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:0.5
Genre:humor


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Palisades Amusement Park
Pages:0.5


Story Title: Meet the Space Ranger - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Showcase; The Space Ranger
Pages:1
Pencils:Bob Brown
Inks:Bob Brown
Genre:science fiction
Synopsis:House ad for Showcase #15.


Story Title: [ no title ] - text article
Features:Gag Bag
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Safari from Space! - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:jungle
Characters:Congo Bill; Janu; Xov (villain)


Story Title: Pacific Manta - cartoon
Features:Nature Wonderland
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction; nature


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Stephens Credit Sales
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Garcelon Stamp Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


View this comic at comics.org. Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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