Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #259

Dec 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Revenge of Luthor!”

From December 1959, this issue of Action Comics puts Superman in an agonizing dilemma straight on the cover: Luthor has trapped both Lois Lane and Lana Lang inside glowing force-barriers, taunting the Man of Steel that saving one means the other perishes — while a gleeful Luthor watches from a screen in the background. Cover art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye frames the tension beautifully, with Superman caught between the two women as speech bubbles lay out the cruel choice. Inside, Jerry Siegel's story "The Revenge of Luthor!" is brought to life by Al Plastino, and there's even an extra treat — a Supergirl adventure set in the Stone Age!

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker Al Plastino · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist, inker Al Plastino

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Exposure to Red Kryptonite seemingly causes Superman and Superboy to exist simultaneously. Luthor takes advantage by trapping Superboy and forcing Superman to choose between Lois and Lana.

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