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ACTION COMICS #222
Cover Date: November 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1956-09-23
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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino
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Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (due to the effects of a cobalt bomb, is split into two Supermen, almost identical except for the difference in vision powers; "Superman-T" who has telescopic vision and "Superman-X" who has x-ray vision; "Superman-T" dies, and "Superman-X" regains his telescopic vision; last in Superman Vol. 1 #109/3; next in World's Finest Comics #85)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #109/3; next in World's Finest Comics #85)
Villain(s):
- a gang of jewelry robbers (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- police officers
- Museum staff
- U.S. military officials
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- an island in the Pacific Ocean
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Vol. 1 #204/2 (February 1968)
Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Nick Cardy |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #221/2 and #223/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #221/2 and #223/2)
Villain(s):
- a trio of aliens (first appearance of all; appearance exactly the same as humans, but identity revealed at the end of the story; kidnap Janu to gain Congo Bill's help in capturing escaped animals)
Location(s):
- The African veldt
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #221/3 and #223/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #221/3 and #223/3)
Villain(s):
- Zlovians (first appearance; an alien race)
Other Character(s):
- Planeteer Commandant
- Planeteers
Location(s):