Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #223

Dec 1956 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The First Superman of Krypton”

In "The First Superman of Krypton," a 1956 classic from DC, young Tommy and his cousin Sparky encounter a mystery when Sparky’s model spacecraft reveal strange signals. When a series of "space monsters" terrorize the area, Tommy and Brent investigate—uncovering a clever deception orchestrated by the villainous Nova Norton. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Jim Mooney, with a striking cover by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, this issue blends early sci-fi wonder with the kind of inventive plotting that defined Superman’s golden age.

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writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Jim Mooney · cover Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Jim Mooney

cover pencils Wayne Boring

cover inks Stan Kaye

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While on leave visiting his relatives, Tommy's young cousin Sparky demonstrates his electronically-controlled model space ships. Tommy gets an unexpected call to action, and he and Brent pursue a number of "space monsters", which turn out to be a criminal ruse enacted by "Nova" Norton.

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