Issue Contents:
The Invulnerable Enemy!
"Even Superman can't stop the Petrified Spaceman!"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- the Petrified Spaceman
Credits
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Invulnerable Enemy
"Great Scott! Even my super breath can't blow out that giant's breath of flames!"
Storyline
A petrified giant gladiator is discovered at an archaeological site. Master Showman Barnum Bolton exhibits him to a paying public. Luthor shoots a Kryptonite bullet at Superman's head, but it misses and animates the giant, who goes on a criminal spree.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- the Petrified Spaceman
- Barnum Bolton
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Lex Luthor (villain)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Jungle Joe, King of the Wilds
"Janu seems to get along even better with Jungle Joe than he did with me!"
Storyline
Bill contracts jungle fever and is laid up in bed. The jungle police send Jungle Joe to continue Bill's pursuit of the jungle raiders, and Janu takes to working with him with a will, even after Bill's recovery.
Characters
- Congo Bill, Janu the Jungle Boy
- Jungle Joe
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
"Jerry I hear you're selling your car!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
Featuring Supermen of America
Danger on the High-Line
Credits
- Script: Knut Erik Stenberg
Story Notes
This would be the last text story in Action Comics. Text articles and joke pages would appear instead until #244.
The Secret of the Space Signs
"Somewhere in these space billboards lies the key to my crime case!"
Storyline
Al Todd is a master space artist, creating billboards from asteroids and other space bodies. Crooks force him to reword his billboards in order to send unsuspecting space craft to locations where they can easily be robbed.
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- "Dark" Starr (villain)
- Captain Brent Wood
- Al Todd
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Featuring Littleton Stamp Co.
Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.. Inside back cover.
Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"
Story Notes
Back cover.