Action Comics, #220

Published: September 1956

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Action Comics #220

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Issue Contents:
The Interplanetary Olympics!
1 page superhero

"The strongest man in the universe?"

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

Featuring Wilson Chemical Co.

Story 1 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Interplanetary Olympics
Story 2 10 pages superhero

"This Super-Olympics champion - - He's too strong for me!"

Storyline

Superman is irresistibly drawn to the planet Thon, where he is invited to compete in the Interplanetary Olympics against mighty heroes of two other worlds.

Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
  • Lois Lane
  • Varal of Thon
  • Sharn of Iwo
  • Bronno of Kor
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

Here Are the Prizes
Story 3 3 pages
Story 4 1 page humor

"I feel like a million dollars in this new suit!"

Superman's Secret Message

Featuring Supermen of America

Story 5 0 pages
Congo Bill, Stone Age Man
Story 6 6 pages adventure; drama; jungle

"Have you ever wondered how you might have fared..."

Storyline

Bill and Janu stumble into a lost underground world full of prehistoric animals and primitive cave men. Bill teaches the men some fundamentals which will make their lives easier, such as the wheel and simple irrigation. The existence of this unlikely habitat is explained when Bill finds a set of photographs, which reveal that the animals were stranded on Earth when a ship belonging to some inter-planetary cowboys was forced off-course.

Characters
  • Congo Bill
  • Janu the Jungle Boy
  • Chota (chimpanzee)
  • cavemen
Credits
Story Notes

some data supplied by Arthur Lortie

Featuring Zenith Co.

Story 7 1 page

Featuring DeLuxe Photo Service

Story 8 1 page
Story 9 1 page humor; teen

"You're right on time, Jerry. Dinner is ready!"

The Big Dance
Story 10 1 page advocacy
Credits
School for Cowboys
Story 11 1 page non-fiction
Credits
The Flying Dutchman of Space
Story 12 6 pages adventure; science fiction

"Great Nebula! This is the year 2056!"

Storyline

When their ship is damaged by an asteroid, Tommy and Brent are rescued by a ship decked out to resemble the old Earth legend of The Flying Dutchman. Its skipper, once Professor Cedric Hall, explains how an accident caused the loss of many lives, after which he went into self-exile, making his ship recognizable to all and never again to dock in an occupied port.

Characters
  • Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
  • Captain Brent Wood
  • The Flying Dutchman of Space [Professor Cedric Hall]
Credits
Story Notes

some data supplied by Arthur Lortie

Featuring Stephens Credit Sales

Story 13 1 page

Featuring Cheerful Card Company

Story 14 1 page

Featuring Jowett Institute

Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Featuring Nutty Putty

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.