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Issue #241
Apr 29, 1958
Issue #242
May 29, 1958
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Jun 26, 1958
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A key issue noted for First appearance of Brainiac and Origin of Brainiac. Action Comics #242 was published by DC Comics on July 1, 1958, as part of a series that began in 1938. Henry Boltinoff and Jack Miller write, and art comes from Al Plastino, Curt Swan and Howard Sherman. This 36-page issue features Superman, Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent and Brainiac, among 14 characters catalogued on VerseDB.
Series
Issue Number
#242
Release Date
May 29, 1958
Cover Date
July 1958
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
36
Series Details
Title
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1938 - 2011
Issues Count
866
Key Issue
Appearance
- First appearance of Brainiac
- First appearance of Bottle City of Kandor
Story
- Origin of Brainiac
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Henry Boltinoff
Writer, Artist, Inker, Letterer
Jack Miller
Writer
Jack Schiff
Writer
Martin Naydel
Writer, Artist, Inker
Otto Binder
Writer
Al Plastino
Artist, Inker
Howard Sherman
Artist, Inker
Jim Mooney
Artist, Inker
Curt Swan
Penciller, Cover Artist
Stan Kaye
Inker, Cover Artist
Mort Weisinger
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Editor
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