Action Comics , #238

Published: March 1958

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King Krypton, the Super-Gorilla!

Story Featuring Superman

"Take this, Superman!"

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Credit for cover letterer from Brian Lamken via the Error Tracker.

The Super-Gorilla from Krypton

Story Featuring Superman

"Our spears have no effect on devil beast!"

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Jimmy summons Superman to Africa with his signal-watch when he encounters a gorilla with super-powers. Superman deduces that the giant ape is from Krypton, and later it sacrifices itself to save Superman from Green Kryptonite, revealing that it was really a Kryptonian human accidentally transformed into a gorilla.

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Marooned in the Fourth Dimension

Story Featuring Tommy Tomorrow

"Kool tuo!"

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Tommy Tomorrow checks out Prof. Jaxon's dimension cabinet, a gateway to the 4th dimension. Since Tommy suspects the cabinet is a hoax, he volunteers to test the device and is sent to the 4th dimension. But Tommy doesn't realize that he has fallen for the real plot of the professor, who actually wanted to get rid of him. When Tommy realizes that things happen a day later in the 4th dimension, Tommy takes the place of that world's Tommy Tomorrow in testing that world's dimension cabinet and returns to arrest the professor and his accomplice.

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reprint information from Arthur Lortie

The Tenderfoot Hunter

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"Good grief - - How does Casper Quirt expect to stop a Cape buffalo charge with that spinning propellor for a weapon?!"

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Congo Bill must deal with a man on his safari who learned everything he knows about the jungle from a correspondence course.

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Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
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Jerry learns the importance of driver's education.

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published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Story Featuring Casey the Cop

"Golly! I caught you red-handed!"

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Other

"So this is your uncle's funeral?"

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page of jokes

Story Featuring Ollie

"You stay here and answer when I shout!"

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Other

"XZUJWRFS XFDX YMFY..."

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membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Saturn No. 5) decoded message reads: "Superman says that the power to think is the mightiest power of all."

Story Featuring Chief Hot Foot

"Yes sir, you must lead a pretty rugged life!"

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DC Presents Lois Lane
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house ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1, on sale January 14

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

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Back cover.

Ad Featuring Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes

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Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring Littleton Stamps

Ad Featuring American Seeds

Ad Featuring Jowett Institute of Physical Training

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Inside front cover.