Unofficial Action Comics Index |
Credits:
Story | Otto Binder |
Art | Al Plastino |
Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #3/3; next in World's Finest Comics #95)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #3/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #123)
Villain(s):
- Brainiac (first appearance; last chronological appearance in Superboy Vol. 1 #106/2; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #17/2; see Comments)
Other Character(s):
- Koko (first appearance; Brainiac's alien monkey-like pet; last chronological appearance in Superboy Vol. 1 #106/2)
- Professor Kimda (first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in World of Krypton #2)
- crew and passengers of the rocketship Columbus
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Jonathan Kent (in flashback)
- Martha Kent (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- Fortress of Solitude
- The Bottle City of Kandor (first appearance)
- Fortress of Solitude
- France
- Paris
- Italy
- Rome
- United Kingdom
- London, England
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- New York, NY
- Arctic Circle
- an unidentified planetoid
Comment(s):
- Brainiac's appearance within the story differs from that of the cover, most notably he is missing his familiar circuitry on his head. His stated goal is to collect cities to rule as he repopulates his barren unnamed homeworld. Aside from Kandor, he has taken seven of his planned twelve cities on Earth.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual #2/6 ([Winter] 1960)
- Superman Vol. 1 #217/3 (June-July 1969)
- Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers) (1983)
- Superman in the Fifties ([September] 2002)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([September] 2004)
- Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)
- Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor ([October] 2007)
- Superman vs. Brainiac (2008)
- Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years ([November] 2013)
Credits:
Story | Otto Binder |
Art | Jim Mooney |
Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Tommy Tomorrow (in between issues #241/3 and #243/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Brent Wood (in between issues #240/2 and #243/2)
Villain(s):
- three space bank robbers
Other Character(s):
- a space truck driver
Location(s):
- Planeteer Headquarters
Credits:
Story | Jack Miller |
Art | Howard Sherman |
Assistant editing | George Kashdan, Mort Weisinger |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Congo Bill (in between issues #241/2 and #243/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #241/2 and #243/3)
Villain(s):
- Xov (first appearance; an alien from Venus)
Location(s):
- Congo Bill's camp on the Bowsami River
Comment(s):
- This story continues in the next issue.