| Issue | #252 |
| Published | September 1958 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan (story editors) |
| Characters | Ma and Pa Kent |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Characters | Red Kryptonite (intro); Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots; Lana Lang |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Alvin Schwartz |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | Bottom of last page has promo for The Amazing Bizarro in Superboy. |
| Characters | Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog) |
| Synopsis | Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Jack Schiff |
| Pencils | Lou Cameron |
| Inks | Lou Cameron |
| Letters | Ira Schnapp |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Characters | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains) |
| Synopsis | When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ed Herron |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby |
| Notes | Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Writer credit to Dave Wood on Action reprint is wrong. Story is continued next issue. |
| Reprinted | in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 (July 1975); in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982); in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn (1990); in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1992 series) #nn; in Green Arrow by Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2001 series) #nn; in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 |
| Genre | teen; humor |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Bottom of page has Palisades Park ad. |
| Genre | gag |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Topo; Aquaman |
| Synopsis | Aquaman becomes allergic to salt water and has to remain trapped on an island. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Miller |
| Pencils | Ramona Fradon |
| Inks | Ramona Fradon |