Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #244

Sep 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Super-Merman of the Sea”

In "The Super-Merman of the Sea," Tommy faces off against three seemingly ordinary cadets in a series of trials—only to discover they’re not from Earth at all, but alien Planeteers testing their mettle. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Jim Mooney, this 1958 classic features Curt Swan’s iconic cover art and a mystery that stretches beyond the stars.

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writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Jim Mooney · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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Full credits

writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Jim Mooney

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Three cadets outperform Tommy in a series of tests, but he learns that they are from other planets, trying to determine who is the best of the Planeteers.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).