Action Comics #234

In "The Creature of 1,000 Disguises," a runaway boy forms an unlikely bond with an alien shape-shifter, only for the creature to go searching for him across Metropolis after Superman returns the boy home—shifting through countless forms, some mistaken for danger, as the city watches and wonders who—or what—this mysterious stranger truly is.

In "The Robot Animals," Jo and Bill venture into the jungle where a sudden attack by a lion takes a shocking turn—when Bill shoots it, only wires and springs spill from its wound. It’s a clue to the bizarre truth behind eccentric hunter Carl Kirk’s obsession: his mechanical beasts now stalk the wilds in place of real prey.

In "The Interplanetary Hitch-Hiker," Tommy finds himself stranded in the void after losing his ship while chasing the criminal Black Star, with just a day’s worth of oxygen and no way to call for help. With no other option, he leaps aboard a colossal space kangaroo bound for a distant outpost a million miles away—riding a creature of the cosmos in a desperate bid to survive.