CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #267

DC · Series began 1938 · August 1960

first appearance of Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy and Invisible Kid

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle of Durla) — first appearance
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon of Earth) — first appearance
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg of Earth) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: August 1960
On sale: June 30, 1960
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney, Henry Boltinoffinks: Stan Kaye, Jim Mooney, Henry Boltinoffscript: Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel, Henry Boltinoffletters: Joe Letterese, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

Hercules in the 20th Century! · 13 pages
Lex Luthor builds a time-machine to bring Hercules to the present to use him to stop Superman. Hercules gets wise to Luthor's plan and helps Superman stop Luthor, and then decides to stay in the present and falls in love with Lois Lane.
The Three Super-Heroes! · 13 pages
The Legion comes to the 20th century to meet Supergirl and invites her to come to the 30th Century to apply to join the Legion.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneKara Zor-ElLex LuthorSupergirlPerry WhiteImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlGarth RanzzCosmic BoyLightning LadReep DaggleChameleon BoyGim AllonColossal BoyLyle NorgInvisible KidAphroditeZeusHermesHerculesOllieHephaestusAchillesTarkus

Reprinted in

Adventure Comics (1938), Superman (1939), Superman Supacomic (1959), The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991), Supergirl Archives (2001), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (2004), Showcase Presents: Superman (2005), Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007), Showcase Presents: Supergirl (2007), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), Supergirl: The Silver Age (2017), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (2018), DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel (2025)