Action Comics #177
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Anti-Superman Weapon," a mysterious lifeboat drifts through space, carrying four children who claim to be from a lost world called Zura—unknown to the Planeteers. With help from Tommy and Brent, the kids' brilliance in science leads to a surprising discovery, as their truth-confession machine reveals a hidden origin far beyond known space. Written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Jim Mooney, with a cover by Al Plastino, this 1953 adventure blends cosmic mystery with inventive problem-solving.
In "The Children from Space!" from Action Comics #177 (1953), Tommy and Brent stumble upon a lifeboat drifting through space, carrying four young refugees who claim to hail from a planet called Zura—though no such world is known. As the Planeteers struggle to verify their story, the children's brilliance in science and invention only deepens the mystery, until Tommy devises a truth-confession machine that finally uncovers the startling truth: their home lies in a distant star system.
In the dusty shadows of forgotten cliff dwellings, Vigilante’s cover is blown when he loses his signature bandanna during a sudden ambush—now desperate to reclaim it before the outlaws see his true face, he must rely on stealth and cunning to stay one step ahead.
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Reprinted in Super Adventure Comic #44 (1954), Supermán #26 (1954), All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic #6 (1958), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2006), Stålmannen #16/1953
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