Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye & Al Plastino

Action Comics #250

Mar 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Eye of Metropolis!”

In "The Eye of Metropolis!" from Action Comics #250, a mysterious 5½-year-old named Dikky Hale joins the Planeteers, claiming a strange sixth sense that lets him foresee disasters before they happen. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Jim Mooney, this 1959 tale unfolds with quiet unease as Tommy begins to suspect the child isn’t quite what he seems. The cover, by Curt Swan with inks by Stan Kaye and Al Plastino, captures the moment of eerie revelation.

writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Jim Mooney · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, Al Plastino

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Full credits

writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Jim Mooney

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

cover inks Al Plastino

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5 1/2 year old Dikky Hale joins the Planeteers and demonstrate a "sixth sense," knowing when disasters are going to strike before the Planeteers do. But Tommy quickly realizes Dikky is not who he appears.

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