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Action Comics 215

ACTION COMICS #215

Cover Date: April 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1956-02-26

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Superman of Tomorrow" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #105)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #105/2)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #12/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #105/2)

Villain(s):

Dr. Vinson Vale (first appearance; attempts to steal valuable ores and components in an alternate future of 2956)
unnamed thieves working for Vale (first appearance for all; in an alternate future of 2956)

Other Character(s):

Superman of 2956 (Craig King; first appearance; a telenews reporter of 2956; commissioned by a group of scientists to end thefts; given mechanical devices that replicate some of Superman's abilities)
Dr. Dorr (first appearance; a scientist in 2956)
two other unidentified scientists in 2956 (first appearance for all)
Parri Wyte (first appearance; editor of Daily Solar System, a telenews outlet in 2956)
Lyra Lee (first appearance; a fellow telenews reporter; deduces Craig's identity)

Location(s):

Earth
Metropolis (also in an alternate future of 2956)
Daily Planet
Mars (in an alternate future of 2956)
The Timestream

Comment(s):

Superman time travels under his own power in this story.


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Second Story: "The Big-Game Butterfly Hunter" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEd Smalle
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy

Location(s):

Central Africa


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Third Story: "The Mystery of the Stolen Worlds!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #214/3 and #215/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Brent Wood (in between issues #214/3 and #215/3)

Other Character(s):

Unnamed extra-galactic aliens (first appearance for both; using large cosmic-powered mechanical hands, use large landmarks resembling chess pieces for a game)

Location(s):

Earth (in 2056 in an alternate future)


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