Action Comics #215
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Superman of Tomorrow," a mysterious cosmic chess game unfolds across the stars, where alien beings manipulate planets and stars as pieces—until young Jo, using nothing but quick thinking and a child’s innocent logic, calls their bluff. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Jim Mooney, this 1956 classic blends sci-fi wonder with a quiet moment of wisdom, all framed by Wayne Boring’s iconic cover and Stan Kaye’s crisp inks.
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Giant hands appear out of nowhere and move things around in space. It transpires that aliens are using space phenomena as chess pieces. Tommy "checkmates" them and is able to explain the inadvertent damage they have caused. They restore the pieces and move on to another galaxy to continue their game.
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