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Action Comics #249

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1959

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Dates

Cover date: February 1959
On sale: December 30, 1958
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Bernard Baily, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Carmine Infantino, Howard Sherman, Wayne Boring, Jim Mooneyinks: Stan Kaye, Bernard Baily, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Giella, Howard Sherman, Jim Mooneyscript: Jack Schiff, Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Liebowitz, Robert Bernstein, Mort Weisingerletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The Kryptonite Man! · 12.67 pages
Luthor takes a liquid kryptonite serum which makes it impossible for Superman to get near him. Superman makes a lead suit to protect himself, but Luthor has discovered a way to turn lead into glass. Eventually, Superman tricks Luthor into thinking he has become immune to Luthor's kryptonite radiations and Luthor takes an antidote, leaving himself open to capture.
The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission! · 5.67 pages
As Congorilla goes on a dangerous mission to rescue some plane crash survivors, the body of Congo Bill is locked in a shack which is about to be blown up.
The Gambling Asteroid · 5.67 pages
Tommy Tomorrow seems to have become a compulsive gambler, but it's a ruse to uncover a crooked casino owner on the Gambling Asteroid.

Reprinted in

The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956), Century Comic (1961), 80 Page Giant Magazine (1964), Superman Official Annual (1979), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (2004), Showcase Presents: Superman (2005), Superman in the Fifties (2021)