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Action Comics 241

ACTION COMICS #241

Cover Date: June 1958
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1958-04-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Super-Key to Fort Superman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122)

Guest Star(s):

Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #116/3; next in Detective Comics #256)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122/2)
Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #29/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #122)

Other Character(s):

Professor Welkins (first appearance; allegedly creates a new metal for Superman to test)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Joker (picture on a giant penny)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Gotham City
Batcave
Metropolis

Comment(s):

This story takes place over the course of a few days, ending on the anniversary of Superman's arrival on Earth from Krypton.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual Vol. 1 #1/9 ([Summer] 1960)
World's Finest Comics #173/2 (February 1968)
Best of DC #16 (September 1981)
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #1 (1987)
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987 [March 1988])
Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition ([October] 1998) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([September] 2004)
Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)
Superman: The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude ([April] 2012)
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018)


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Second Story: "The Great Jungle Hoax" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Congo Bill (in between issues #240/3 and #242/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #240/3 and #242/3)
Chota the Chimp

Villain(s):

Roy Craven (first appearance; a jewel thief using jungle sounds to mask the sound of a helicopter)
others on the "movie crew" (first appearance of all; all jewel thieves)

Other Character(s):

Jungle Police
Wakamba
a village chief and villagers (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

'a jungle village


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Third Story: "The Strangest Crew in the Universe" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
Assistant editingGeorge Kashdan, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #240/2 and #242/2)

Other Character(s):

Hal Carter (first appearance; a space prospector; finds a deposit of ionium but needs five witnesses in order to stake a claim)
a paradog (first appearance; a small, dog like creature with wings and can parrot human speech; lives on Asteroid Z-45)
Robert Robo (first appearance; a robot built by Tommy)
a chimpanzee (first appearance; in suspended animation since 1958)
an official at the space claims office (first appearance)

Location(s):

Geometric Asteroids
Asteroid X-22
Asteroid Z-45


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