Comic Title: Action Comics #226
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1957
On Sale Date: January 29, 1957 Newsstand Date January 29, 1957
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V11 #11

Copyright Date January 27, 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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Invulnerable Enemy"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Superman Annual #2 (1961)
Best of DC #42 (1983)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #112; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #87)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #112; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #87)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #112; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #87)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Superman #112; next appearance in Action Comics #228)

Other Character(s)

• A petrified alien spaceman (no further appearances)
• A group of archaeologists and Barnum Bolton (a sideshow man; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Archaeologists uncover a ten-foot tall petrified alien. While on display, Superman guards the spaceman, but Luthor attacks using a Kryptonite bullet. The bullet strikes the spaceman and awakens him.

After Superman hunts down Luthor, he returns to the spaceman, who is stealing glass and causing damage. Superman finds that the spaceman possesses several powers including: intangibility, invulnerability, flame-breath, and X-ray vision.

After several unsuccessful attempts to stop the alien, Superman realizes the alien is really after ice. He brings a giant iceberg to the spaceman which restores him to health. The spaceman explains that he needs cold to survive and the heat of the Earth caused him to act strangely. Superman sends the man home aboard an ice rocket, before returning to the Daily Planet.