Action Comics #196 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1954.
Synopsis for Superman: "The Adventures of Mental Man"
Superman takes on the identity of newspaper comic strip character "Mental-Man" in order to fool and capture a world-wide gold racketeering gang.
Appearing in Superman: "The Adventures of Mental Man"
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Supporting Characters:
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Al Fallon (staff artist)
Antagonists:
- Gold racketeering gang
- Inky
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Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Jungle Circus"
Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Jungle Circus"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dick Beeding (diamond thief)
Locations:
- Lake Nyasa
- Zumbasi
Synopsis for Tommy Tomorrow: "The World Series of Tomorrow"
Appearing in Tommy Tomorrow: "The World Series of Tomorrow"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gamblers
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for Vigilante: "Vigilante -- Foreign Correspondent"
Appearing in Vigilante: "Vigilante -- Foreign Correspondent"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Stuff, the Chinatown Kid
- Bill Turner (freelance writer)
Antagonists:
- Darrow (diamond smuggler)
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Notes
- This issue of Action Comics is considered by many comic indexers to be the last issue to regularly feature the Superman of Earth-Two. Other indexers place the dividing line between Earth-Two and Earth-One elsewhere. The DC Comics Database has decided to go with this issue as the last issue.
- "The Adventures of Mental Man" is reprinted in The Best of DC #1.
- Shortly after this issue, the Wizard (working for Colonel Future), will erase the memory of being Superman from Clark Kent's mind, leaving Earth without Superman. This condition lasts for at least a year.[1]
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