Action Comics Vol 1 252



 The Menace of Metallo 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 252 Month: May Year: 1959

Credits
Head Writer: Robert Bernstein Cover Artists: Curt Swan and Al Plastino Pencilers: Al Plastino Inkers: Al Plastino Editors: Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Edith
 * Emmet Vale
 * Jimmy Olsen
 * Lois Lane
 * Metallo
 * Perry White

Locations:
 * Metropolis
 * Daily Planet

Items:
 * Kryptonite

First Appearances: Metallo Final Appearances: Edith; Emmet Vale (dies in this issue)

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Congo Bill
''' Congo Bill Dies at Dawn! '''

Credits
Head Writer: Robert Bernstein Pencilers: Howard Sherman Inkers: Howard Sherman Editors: Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Congo Bill
 * Congorilla
 * Janu

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Supergirl
''' The Supergirl from Krypton! '''

Credits
Head Writer: Otto Binder Pencilers: Al Plastino Inkers: Al Plastino Editors: Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Supergirl
 * Allura In-Ze (in flashback)
 * Miss Hart
 * Mister Dixon
 * Superman
 * Zor-El (in flashback)

Locations:
 * Argo City (in flashback)
 * Midvale
 * Midvale Orphanage

Items:
 * Kryptonite

First Appearances: Allura In-Ze (Supergirl's mother); Miss Hart (headmistress at orphanage); Mister Dixon (headmaster at the orphanage); Supergirl (Kara Zor-El); Zor-El (Supergirl's father) Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Reprints

 * The Menace of Metallo is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Action Comics #252, Millennium Edition: Action Comics #252, Superman (Volume 1) Annual #2, Superman (Volume 1) #217 and Showcase Presents: Superman, Volume 1.


 * Congo Bill Dies at Dawn is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Action Comics #252 and Millennium Edition: Action Comics #252.


 * The Supergirl from Krypton! is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Action Comics #252, Millennium Edition: Action Comics #252, Superman (Volume 1) Annual #1, Showcase Presents: Superman, Volume 1, Superman: From the 30's to the 80's, Supergirl Archives, Volume 1, Secret Origins (Volume 1) #2, DC Special Series #19, Action Comics #334 and the Great Superman Comic Book Collection.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * Supergirl (Volume 1)
 * Supergirl (Volume 2)
 * Superman (Volume 1)
 * Superman Family
 * World's Finest (Volume 1)

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