Action Comics #193
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Golden Superman!", Superman dives into a reactivated volcano and uses a massive chunk of gold to seal the vent—only to emerge with gold dust on his hands. When he chips it off, the dust emits strange rays that turn everything he touches into gold. A striking visual tale from Al Plastino’s art and Win Mortimer’s cover, this 1954 classic captures Superman in a uniquely vulnerable, transformative moment.
In "The Golden Superman!", Superman dives into a reactivated volcano to stop a catastrophic eruption, using a massive chunk of gold to seal the vent. When he emerges, gold dust clings to his hands—only to begin turning everything he touches into solid gold, leaving him with a dangerous new power he can't control.
In "The Living Toys!", Dr. Vair's reckless experiments pull Tommy, Brent, and his daughter into a realm where they're reduced to toy-sized beings, forced to navigate a world where everything is colossal—and their lives are treated as playthings. The story unfolds with a thrilling sense of scale and peril, as the characters struggle to survive in a reality where they’re no longer in control.
In "The Broadway Posse!" from Action Comics #193, six aging Western outlaws now settled in the city form an unlikely alliance to take down the notorious criminal Harry Ames—only to find that their trusted friend Arthur Mills may be the very mastermind they’re hunting. The story unfolds with sharp tension and a twist that redefines loyalty among old comrades.
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Reprinted in Superboy #103 (1957), The Hundred Comic Monthly #3 (1960), Colossal Comic #13 (1960), Gigant #1/1963 (1963), Gigant #3/1964 (1964), World's Finest Comics #228 (1975), Bumper Western Comic #66 (1976), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Stålmannen #19/1954
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