Comic Title: Action Comics #230
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1957
Approx. On Sale Date: May 30, 1957 Copyright Date May 28, 1957
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1957
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: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Superman Loses His Powers"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Showcase #9; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #89)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Showcase #9; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #89)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #114; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #22)

Villain(s)

• Bart Wellins (a man turned criminal; no further appearances)
• Some crooks (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman stops using his powers around Metropolis. When crooks get word of this, they committ a robbery. Superman tracks them down and stops them without using his powers. He fears using them because a small piece of the sunken city of Atlantis has given off radiation which has increased Superman’s abilities a thousandfold.

Another man, Bart Wellins is exposed to the radiation as well, granting him powers of his own. Superman is forced to use his own powers to stop the man, but he can’t control them and becomes a menace. Finally he uses Kryptonite on himself to weaken him enough to use his increased powers effectively. The Kryptonite also defeats Wellins.

The effects of the radiation soon wear off, and Superman permanently sinks the island to avoid its radiation forever.