Action Comics , #242

Published: July 1958

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The Super-Duel in Space!

Story Featuring Superman

"I dare you to capture me, Superman!"

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The Super-Duel in Space

Story Featuring Superman

"Won't anything defeat that super-alien?"

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While on an experimental rocket, Clark & Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink & bottle great cities of Earth & use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain takes Metropolis & there finds a bottle with a Kryptonian city (which in later issues will be named Kandor). He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore the Kryptonian city, Superman places it in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away.

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The Traffic Cop of 2058, A.D.

Story Featuring Tommy Tomorrow

"At any Earth-corner, there's only two-way traffic!"

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Other
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Safari from Space!

Story Featuring Congo Bill

"Janu, drop your spear before it crushes you!"

Characters
Other
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Are You a Litter-Bug?

Story Featuring Little Pete

"What a ball field!"

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story Featuring Little Pete

"It is not!" "It Is! I know!"

Story Featuring Shorty

"I hear there's lots of moose around here!"

"Panhandler: Mister, can you spare $2,500?"

Pacific Manta
Meet the Space Ranger
Storyline

House ad for Showcase #15.

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Story Notes

Back cover.

"Hi there, pal!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

"Do you want spending money?"

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

"Modern guys look for the speed-sweep look"