Action Comics, #222
Published: November 1956
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Duplicate Superman
"Now to witch to my secret identity of Clark Kent1"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- duplicate Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Duplicate Superman
"My telescopic vision shows the Metropolis Dam cracking1"
Storyline
Exposure to the military's new secret weapon, the Q-Bomb splits Superman into two almost equal selves. One has x-ray vision, the other telescopic, but otherwise they're equal.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Superman-T
- Superman-X
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Story Notes
Proto-red Kryptonite story.
Binky's Special Election Exhibit
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
"I'd like a room!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The World's Most Amazing Animals
"If people knew I was hunting a white lion, they'd call me crazy!"
Storyline
Congo Bill has to capture a white lion, a tri-colored zebra and a flying ostrich. After his successful efforts, he learns that they were alien animals being transported to a space zoo.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Janu the Jungle Boy
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Wings and Winnie Winchester Help Capture Gorilla
Peril on the Mountain Peak
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
Story Notes
Second page after the following sequence.
Here Are the Prizes
The Creature from Outer Space
"Don''t shoot, Bret! It's your friend - - Tommy Tomorrow!"
Storyline
Tommy agrees to take a potion which will transform his appearance into that of an inhabitant of Zlovia. That race has threatened to destroy the Earth in 24 hours, but Tommy ingeniously destroys their weapons using common water, a substance rare on the Zlovian home world.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Captain Brent Wood
- Zlovian leader
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.