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The Supergirl from Krypton!
"Great guns! A girl, flying!"
Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Al Plastino
Story Notes
DC Silver Age Classics Action Comics #252 and Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 credit this cover to Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
"Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Menace of Metallo!
"Good heavens, John!"
Storyline
Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain)
- Professor Vale
- Perry White
- Jimmy Olsen (unnamed)
- Edith
- Sherry Blair
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
"A great circus clown they call Andy..."
Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park (1)
Characters
- Superman
- Emmett Kelly
"Goodbye, Mrs. Ellis..."
Characters
- Pete
- Mrs. Ellis
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Coming Super-Attractions
Featuring Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; Superboy
Story Notes
Promoting the May Adventure Comics and the June issues of Jimmy Olsen and Superboy.
Congo Bill Dies at Dawn!
"Usually, the only “war†a gorilla fights is the war of survival against hostile hunters!"
Storyline
While leading an expedition through the desert, Congo Bill stops at an apparently deserted oasis. But the water has been drugged, and the expedition passes out. When they awaken they find they are prisoners inside a nearby outpost that has been taken over by renegades. Bill, who is imprisoned separately from the others, rubs his magic ring and soon Congorilla is attacking the fort and freeing the expedition.
Characters
- Congo Bill
- Congorilla
- Janu the Jungle Boy
- Rupert
- Sgt. Hallix
- Gabin
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
"I’m a pole-vaulting champ named O’Dwyer and each day I try leaping higher!"
Characters
- Superman
Story Notes
Letters by Alvin Manuel, Edward Abramson, Bruce Barrington, Mae Rogers, Roy Steacy, Eddie Goldstein, Mal Dodson, Mona Krantz, and John McGeehan.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
"Great guns! I seem to see a youngster flying, dressed in a super-costume!"
Storyline
Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, origin)
- Zor-El (introduction, flashback)
- Miss Hart (introduction)
- Superboy (on a poster)
- Alura (unnamed, flashback)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
"A young baseball player named Paul, had a count of two strikes and a ball..."
"Do you want spending money?"
"In 15 minutes I’ll prove you can have a rugged, virile, he-man body!"
Characters
- Joe Weider (photo)
- Clarence Ross (photo)
- Reg Lewis (photo)
- Doug Strohl (photo)
- Leo Robert (photo)
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.