Action Comics #241
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1958
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/14417
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Assistant Editor
- George Kashdan, Assistant Editor
See also:
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Superman Supacomic (KG Murray, 1974 series) #197 ([March 1976?]) — Gate-Crashers in the Fortress of Solitude (The Super-Key to Fort Superman )
Issue contents
Cover
The Super-Key to Fort Superman!
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
Notes
cover shows key to Fortress as a giant skeleton key.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Joe Weider
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Batman; scientist
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman, scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #99 ([September 1958]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 ([August] 1960) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #173 (February 1968) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
- Original
- Action Comics 241, June 1958
- This version
- Superman Annual 1, 1960
Synopsis
Batman has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude as a birthday prank, so Superman searches the place for clues.
Notes
Superman's original Fortress appeared in Superman #58 (May 1949), no resemblance to the current version. Called Fort Superman on the cover, inside it's called the Fortress of Solitude. Though the fortress key on the cover is shown as skeleton key, in this story the classic square edged version is shown.
The lower right corner of the splash page, which depicts Superman sitting in a chair and using his super-vision, is used as the illustration that appears at the top of the Metropolis Mailbag letter column in Action Comics #245-271 and Superman #124-145.
3"Dear, I wish you'd increase junior's allowance!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Video Laffs
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Writing
- Harry Lampert, scripter
- Art
- Harry Lampert, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Harry Lampert, letterer
4Featuring
- Feature
- Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
5"I'm just thrilled about visiting Hollywood..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Hollywood Ha-Lights
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Writing
- Harry Lampert, scripter
- Art
- Harry Lampert, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Harry Lampert, letterer
6Featuring
- Feature
- Supermen of America
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
7"Tricksy, I worry so about your being shot out of that cannon!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Tricksy the World's Greatest Stunt Man
- Genre
- Humor
- Code
- 3046
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Henry Boltinoff, penciller [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
8Featuring
- Feature
- Congo Bill
- Genre
- Jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Janu; Chota the Chimp
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
9"Mom, can I go out and watch the eclipse of the sun?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Read 'Em and Laugh!
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
10Featuring
- Feature
- Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Sgt. Bilko; Pvt. Doberman
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Oksner, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
House ad for Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman #1.
11"Jerry, would you go down to the Bijou Theatre and bring my brother home?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humor; teen
- Characters
- Jerry the Jitterbug
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #185 (February 1953) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #43 ([January 1954]) — Untitled
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #43 (April 1954) — Untitled
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Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #12 (April 1959) — Untitled
12Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
13Featuring
- Feature
- Tommy Tomorrow
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Hal Carter; The Paradog; Robert Robo
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Jim Mooney, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
14Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy; nature
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Bob Brown, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
15Featuring
- Feature
- Bunker Hill Sporting Goods Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
16Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside back cover.
17Featuring
- Feature
- 100 Toy Soldiers
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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