Action Comics, #234
Published: November 1957
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The Creature of 1,000 Disguises!
"You'll never find out my identity, Superman!"
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Colors: Jack Adler
Teddy Roosevelt: Guardian of Nature
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Creature of 1,000 Disguises
"That "ocean liner" is really the Super-Chameleon - - I've got to catch it!"
Storyline
A runaway boy befriends an alien shape-shifter, but when Superman returns the boy home, the alien searches for him by constantly assuming different forms, some of which are perceived as threats to Metropolis.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Gollo (alien shape-shifter)
- Johnny Miles
- his mother
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Wayne Boring
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Featuring Tomahawk; Superman
"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Bird to Worm (1)
Featuring Play Ladder
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
"Tricksy can do anything."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Superman's Secret Message
The Robot Animals
"I - I've got to master these mechanical beasts or I'm done for!"
Storyline
When Bill fires at a lion which is attacking Janu, instead of blood, springs and wires pour from the wound. It is one of eccentric hunter Carl Kirk's mechanical animals, which he now hunts in place of the real thing.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Janu, the Jungle Boy
- Carl Kirk
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
The First Baseball Game
"Casey, I've got an important job for you!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Interplanetary Hitch-Hiker
"No ships have passed this way!"
Storyline
While pursuing notorious crook Black Star, Tommy is left stranded with no ship or any way to communicate with the Planeteers. With only 24 hours worth of oxygen, he hops aboard a giant space kangaroo, which is travelling towards the nearest outpost, a million miles away!
Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow
- Black Star (space villain)
- Captain Brent Wood
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
Featuring Clue Cartoon
"They're the kind of seats we've got for the big fight!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.