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250March 1959
$0.10

Action Comics #250

DC · March 1959 · on sale 1959-01-29

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Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#250
Publication date
March 1959
Key date
1959-03-00
On-sale date
1959-01-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Eye of Metropolis!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye, Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; John Bates
2The Eye of Metropolis!comic story12.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; John Bates; Perry White; Lois Lane
4The Family Favorite!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
7The Boy Planeteer!comic story6.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyTommy Tomorrow; Dikky Hale
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
11-letters page1letters: typeset
12The Dunce of the Jungle!comic story5.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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