Action Comics #188
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Spectral Superman!", young Jo stumbles upon a galactic wax museum with a sinister twist—its exhibits include a statue of himself, and the museum's movements are tied to a secret smuggling ring. With help from a mysterious cosmic puzzle formed by objects he ejects into space, Jo begins unraveling a trail that could lead to the gang's hidden base. Jim Mooney’s dynamic art and Ira Schnapp’s crisp lettering bring this interstellar mystery to life, while Win Mortimer’s striking cover captures the eerie wonder of the waxen world.
In "The Rebus of Space!" from Action Comics #188, young Tommy stumbles upon a galactic smuggling ring hidden within a traveling wax museum—only to find his own statue among the exhibits. When he escapes onto the smugglers’ ship, he uses clever sabotage, launching key artifacts into space to form a cosmic puzzle that could lead to the gang’s secret base.
In "The Reformed Owlhoot Club!" from Action Comics #188 (1954), the Vigilante brings together a group of former outlaws to help turn their lives around—only for a local crook named Ben Boulder to weaponize their pasts, using old film footage to corrupt new criminals and tarnish their hard-earned redemption.
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Reprinted in Buntes Allerlei #17/1954 (1954), Superman #84 (1954), The Hundred Comic Monthly #7 (1957), World's Finest Comics #227 (1975), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993)
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