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238March 1958
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Action Comics #238

DC · March 1958 · on sale 1958-01-30

First appearance: Commander
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#238
Publication date
March 1958
Key date
1958-03-00
On-sale date
1958-01-30
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 Commander - 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
0King Krypton, the Super-Gorilla!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman, Clark Kent
2The Super-Gorilla from Kryptoncomic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeJimmy Olsen, Superman, Clark Kent
3DC Presents Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappLois Lane, Superman, Clark Kent
4-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
5Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
7Marooned in the Fourth Dimensioncomic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Commander First
8Chuckle Boxtext article1pencils: ? (logo illustration); inks: ? (logo illustration); colors: ? (logo illustration); letters: typeset
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
10Do You Know What's Behind a Law?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
11The Tenderfoot Huntercomic story6pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanCongo Bill, Janu

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman Annual #71963On eBay ›
Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas #11976On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289803		1991On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289838		1992On eBay ›
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 ›
The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #1461978On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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