Action Comics #272 — January 1961 Edition (CGC 3.0: Good to Very Good)

Description

Heavy spine wear. Writing in blue pen on both front and back cover.

Superman’s Rival, Mental Man!

Script: Jerry Siegel

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Stan Kaye

Letters: Joe Letterese

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Lucy Lane; Aquaman [as Mental Man]; “Ace” Ruggles (villain); Aqualad (flashback); Krypto (flashback)

Synopsis: Lois creates a comic strip about a superhero called Mental Man. When Mental Man suddenly appears he falls in love with Lois, but it’s a hoax by Superman and Aquaman to capture “Ace” Ruggles.

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