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261February 1960
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Action Comics #261

DC · February 1960 · on sale 1959-12-31

First appearance: StreakyFirst appearance: Miss HartOrigin: Streaky
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#261
Publication date
February 1960
Key date
1960-02-00
On-sale date
1959-12-31
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 Streaky - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Streaky.

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
0Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Streaky First, Superman
3Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Joe LettereseClark Kent, Superman
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
6-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger
7Congorilla's Last Stand!comic story7script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanCongo Bill, The Congorilla, Janu
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
9Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10Supergirl's Super Pet!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Milt SnapinnKara Zor-El, Miss Hart First, Streaky First, Supergirl

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
World's Finest Comics #1511965On eBay ›
Action Comics #3341966On eBay ›
Superman #1871966On eBay ›
Supergirl Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-737-7		2001On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #2
ISBN 1-4012-1041-4; 978-1-4012-1041-0		2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1717-4		2008On eBay ›
Superman: The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3423-2		2012On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-4107-0		2014On eBay ›
Superman in Action Comics #1
ISBN 1-55859-595-3		1993On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6246-4		2016On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7292-0		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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