Issue Details

Issue	#244
Published	September 1958
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)

Cover Details - "Superman's Undersea Kingdom!"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187; in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1

12 page Superman story "The Super-Merman of the Sea"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Vul-Kor (villain); Lya-La (villain); Undersea Fortress of Solitude (intro); Kryptonite
Synopsis	Superman pretends to join forces with underwater-dwelling aliens in order to trick them into believing Earth's seas are too salty for them.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Giunta ?
Notes	inks previously credited to Stan Kaye, but most likely not him. Probably John Giunta? Credits changed 12/06 by Bob Hughes, per Christopher Melchert
Reprinted	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 (June 1966); in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1

1 page Shorty filler

Script	Henry Boltinoff ?
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Congo Bill story "The Riddle of the Roc"

Characters	Congo Bill; Janu
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Script	Henry Boltinoff ?
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Casey the Cop filler

Script	Henry Boltinoff ?
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Gag Bag filler

Genre	Gags
Letters	typeset

6 page Tommy Tomorrow story "The Mystery of the Three Space Rookies"

Characters	Tommy Tomorrow; Planeteers
Genre	science fiction
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney