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Action Comics#158
Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #158

Jul 1951 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Kid from Krypton!”

When a meteor composed of kryptonite is poised to strike the town of Smithville Superman is stymied as to what to do. He knocks it away with a huge bolder but criminals track down the fallen object to use against him. Superman builds giant robots to help him get rid of the kryptonite.

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writer Edmond Hamilton · artist Wayne Boring · inker Stan Kaye · cover Wayne BoringStan Kaye

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inker Stan Kaye
cover pencils Wayne Boring
cover inks Stan Kaye

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When a meteor composed of kryptonite is poised to strike the town of Smithville Superman is stymied as to what to do. He knocks it away with a huge bolder but criminals track down the fallen object to use against him. Superman builds giant robots to help him get rid of the kryptonite.

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