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Action Comics #257

DC · Series began 1938 · October 1959

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Dates

Cover date: October 1959
On sale: August 27, 1959
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, Henry Boltinoff, Howard Sherman, Jim Mooneyinks: Stan Kaye, Henry Boltinoff, Howard Sherman, Jim Mooneyletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Robert Bernstein, Mort Weisinger

Stories

The Reporter of Steel! · 12 pages
Luthor creates a ray that gives super-powers and uses it on Clark Kent. But Clark convinces Luthor it also compels him to be super-generous, and Luthor destroys the device.
The Man-Ape Skin Diver! · 6 pages
Foreign agents kidnap Janu to force Congorilla to retrieve an experimental nuclear tank which they have sunk into a river.
The Three Magic Wishes! · 8 pages
When Tommy Baxter doesn't believe in fairy tales, Supergirl decides to prove him wrong.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneJimmy OlsenKara Zor-ElLex LuthorSupergirlPerry WhiteCongo BillThe CongorillaJanu

Reprinted in

Action Comics (1960), World's Finest Comics (1941), Century Plus Comic (1960), Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (1965), The Superman Family (1974), Supergirl Archives (2001), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (2004), Showcase Presents: Superman (2005), Showcase Presents: Supergirl (2007), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016), Supergirl: The Silver Age (2017), DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel (2025)