Action Comics #249
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Kryptonite Man!", Superman faces his most insidious foe yet when Lex Luthor weaponizes a liquid kryptonite serum, rendering the Man of Steel powerless in his presence. With Luthor’s cunning matched only by his desperation, Superman devises a lead suit for protection—only to find Luthor has turned lead into glass, turning the shield into a trap. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino, this 1959 classic sees the hero outthink his nemesis in a battle of wits, all under Curt Swan’s iconic cover with Stan Kaye’s inks.
In "The Kryptonite Man!" from Action Comics #249, Lex Luthor turns the tables on Superman by injecting himself with a liquid kryptonite serum, rendering the Man of Steel powerless at close range. With Superman forced to devise a lead suit for protection, Luthor outsmarts him again by turning lead into glass—until Superman uses a clever ruse to make Luthor believe he’s immune, leading to a moment of vulnerability that changes the tide.
In "The Man-Ape's Mountain Mission!" from Action Comics #249, Congorilla races through the jungle on a perilous rescue mission, while the body of Congo Bill lies trapped in a shack moments from explosion.
In "The Gambling Asteroid," Jo finds himself drawn into a high-stakes game on a floating casino asteroid, where the odds are rigged and the house always wins—unless you're playing a deeper game. With every roll of the dice, Tomás Mañana edges closer to uncovering the truth behind the casino's sinister operation, but the real danger may be the one he can't see.
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Reprinted in The Hundred Comic Monthly #37 (1959), Supermán #235 (1960), Century Comic #65 (1961), 80 Page Giant Magazine #11 (1965), Gigant #2/1966 (1966), Superman #14/1967 (1967), Superman en Batman #7/1967 (1967), Supermán #1163 (1978), Superman Official Annual #1979 (1978), 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), Showcase Presents: Superman #1 (2005), Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #2 (2006), Superman in the Fifties #[nn] (2021), Stålmannen #9/1961
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