Action Comics, #225
Published: February 1957
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Issue Contents:
The Death of Superman!
"You must all keep this secret!"
Characters
- Superman (robot)
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
- Perry White
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
- Colors: Jack Adler
Featuring The National Sports Council
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Death of Superman
"And to think (choke!) we never knew that the real Superman gave his life for humanity two years ago!"
Storyline
Lois, Perry and Jimmy are shocked and saddened when "Superman" reveals himself to be a robot. The real Superman, he claims, died two years earlier on a mission in outer space.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
- Perry White
- Superman Robot
- Wing Martin (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
"You told me you had no mosquitoes at your ranch!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Winter Sports Champions of the World
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Doomed Safaris!
"Every safari you recruits take out ends up in disaster!"
Storyline
Bill is hired to train a group of new recruits as safari guides for the diamond mines of Bombazi.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Janu the Jungle Boy
- Dirk
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Story Notes
writer credit by Bob Hughes
"I don't know why I dated Alan..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"I always like to read about the big society weddings..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
I Jumped 3 1/2 Miles -- And Lived
Credits
- Pencils: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
- Inks: Luca Maresca (uncertain)
The Interplanetary Fort Knox
"Crooks are looting the Space Fort Knox..."
Storyline
Using robot disguises, master criminal Orion Orton plans to rob the Interplanetary Fort Knox, but Tommy outwits him by using the same ploy.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Captain Brent Wood
- Master Robot (intro)
- Orion Orton (villain)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Featuring Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game
"This never grows up!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Company. Back cover.