comicbooks.com
covers · key issues · value · buy
HomeAction Comics › #251
Action Comics#251
Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #251

Apr 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Oldest Man in Metropolis!”

When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old. Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman.

Was this helpful and accurate?
writer Robert Bernstein · artist Al Plastino · inker Al Plastino · cover Curt SwanStan Kaye

Buy it now demo

MyComicShopShop ▸
Amazon (reprints)Shop ▸

Sell my copy

Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.

We Buy Collections ▸
Fast, fair offers · we handle grading & shipping

Full credits

cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers

When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old. Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman.

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