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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #248

Jan 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In Action Comics #248, Congo Bill’s bravery earns him a mysterious gift from tribal Chief Kawolo: a magic ring that can swap his mind with the Golden Gorilla. When a film crew arrives to capture the intelligent ape, the line between man and beast blurs in ways no one expected. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Howard Sherman, with a striking cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, this 1959 adventure blends jungle mystery and mind-bending twists in a classic DC tale.

Contains 5 stories
The Man No Prison Could Hold!
11.67 pp · Superhero
Von Kamp (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Amazing Congorilla!
6.5 pp · Jungle, Superhero
Chief Kawolo (first appearance, death)Gloria (actress)Mr. Rieger (movie director)Rieger's assistant

When Congo Bill rescues tribal Chief Kawolo, the chief gifts him a mystical ring that allows his mind to switch with the Golden Gorilla. Now, as the intelligent Congorilla, he becomes the target of a film crew eager to capture the legendary beast on camera.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Spike (Shorty's dog)
The Graveyard of Space
5.67 pp · Science Fiction
Lor-Li

In "The Graveyard of Space," Brent finds himself drawn to a mysterious, radiant girl who aids the Planeteers in navigating a treacherous spiral nebula—only to discover her true, towering form. Written by a master of cosmic wonder and illustrated with striking detail, this 1959 tale blends wonder and suspense as the line between heroism and the unknown blurs in the vastness of space.

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Raw (VG) $42
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $2,856
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $716*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $486*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $333*
CGC 8.0 · 6 in census $256
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CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $208
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $163
CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $143
CGC 6.0 · 11 in census $135
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $100*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $100*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $80*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $79*
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $65*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $51*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $44*
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Cast · 8 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Howard Sherman
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

Reprints

↩ Reprints World's Finest Comics #45 (1950)

Reprinted in Albi del Falco #161 (1959), The Hundred Comic Monthly #33 (1959), Superman #21 (1984), Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] (1995), Weird Secret Origins #[nn] (2004), Showcase Presents: Superman #1 (2005), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #2 (2006), DC Universe Secret Origins #[nn] (2012), DC Universe: Secret Origins #[nn] (2013), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #58 (2016)

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