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228May 1957
$0.10

Action Comics #228

DC · May 1957 · on sale 1957-03-26

First appearance: Kongorilla
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#228
Publication date
May 1957
Key date
1957-05-00
On-sale date
1957-03-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kongorilla - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman's Super-Skyscrapercover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Jack AdlerClark Kent, Superman
2Superman's Super Skyscrapercomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy, Superman, Perry White
3-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
6The Gorilla King of the Junglecomic story5.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanCongo Bill, Janu, Kongorilla First
7Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8-promo (ad from the publisher)3letters: typeset
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLionel
10Space Dreams for Salecomic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Brent Wood
12A Date with Effiepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt SwanBetty; Stan

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn]
ISBN 0-89660-055-6		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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