| Unofficial Action Comics Index |
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #116/3; next in Showcase #10; also appears in flashback as Superboy; last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #116/2; next in Adventure Comics #240)
Villain(s):
- two bank robbers in Smallville (first appearance of both)
Other Character(s):
- Superman, Junior (Jimmy Kirk; first appearance; also in flashbacks; sent into space, gains super powers and grows up on an alien world before returning to Earth and becoming the younfg ward of Superman; sacrifices his own powers to restore those of Superman's)
- Dr. Morton Kirk (first appearance; in flashbacks; an astronomer who believing Earth was doomed, sent his son into space; before he dies, asks for Superboy to become Jimmy's legal guardian, if the boy is ever found)
- citizens of Smallville
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Unidentified Space Sector
- an unidentified planet (in flashback)
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual #7 (Summer 1963)
- Best of DC #25/6 (June 1982)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller (?) |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #231/2 and #233/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #231/2 and #233/2)
Villain(s):
- Tom Rader (first appearance; a diamond thief)
- his gang (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- Jungle Police
Location(s):
- Nampula, East Africa
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #231/3 and #233/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #230/3 and #233/3)
Villain(s):
- "Nova" Norton (first appearance; a notorious space criminal; poses as Henry Lord, manager of the Space TV network)
- Space Fishermen (first appearance; a race of giants from another dimension, taking brightly colored objects from Tommy Tomorrow's reality)
Location(s):
- Earth
- various locations in space
- the Space Fishermen's dimension (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the Summer of 2057.
Story Reprinted in:
- Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 #1/2 (February 1973)