Comic Title: Action Comics #158
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1951
Approx. On Sale Date: May 18, 1951 Copyright Date May 16, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1951
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Kid from Krypton"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superboy #1; next appearance in Superboy #15)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superboy #1; next appearance in Superman #72)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #135; next appearance in Superman #72)
• Jor-El (in flashback; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)
• Lara (in flashback; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)
• Jonathan Kent (in flashback; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)
• Martha Kent (in flashback; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)

Villain(s)

• Kane Korrel and Walters (no further appearances)
• Several criminals (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Researchers at an astronomical observatory (no further appearances)
• Two robots (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (as a baby on Krypton; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)
• Clark Kent (as a baby on Earth; last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in More Fun Comics #101)

Comments:
This story retells Superman's origin and mentions Superboy indicating that these events take place on Earth-1.

Kryptonite is colored orange instead of green in this story.

Synopsis:
A falling meteor threatens the town of Smithville. Superman tries to intercept the meteor only to discover that it is made of Kryptonite. Unable to approach it, he is able to deflect it using a boulder.

Ciminals led by Kane Korrel recover the meteor. They begin selling fragments to other criminals to protect them from Superman. Unable to approach the crooks, Superman invents a Kryptonite detector. He equips two robots with the device which allows them to find the crooks who carry the Kryptonite. The crooks then discard their fragments, which are collected by the robots.

Next Superman confronts Korrel. He digs a deep hole outside Korrel's hide-out. When the gangster sees Superman in the hole, he rolls the meteor into the hole, hoping to trap Superman. Instead, Superman uses explosives to launch the meteor back into space.