Action Comics #251

I recently celebrated a birthday and my older brother promised me an excellent gift.

In his card, he talked about how he wanted to buy me Action Comics #252 but he couldn't afford it. (I mean, who can?) So he decided he would get me the next best thing.

What is the next best thing to Action Comics #252?  Well, Action Comics #251 of course.

And it turns out for a Supergirl fan it is a great gift because there are some great things inside.

We'll start out with the ad inside promoting Supergirl's arrival in the next issue.

While I usually like the red skirt on Supergirl, it looks too strange here. Probably because I am so used to seeing the classic blue skirted Kara emerging from her rocket in this iconic scene.

But the ad also has great tag lines.

The heroine thousands of DC readers have been requesting for years!

And that yellow box wondering how she survived and will she be an ally?

Yes, thrilling answers in a brand new feature will happen the next month!

This ad is just fantastic history for a Supergirl fan!

But wait, there's more!

Supergirl replaced the Tommy Tomorrow feature in Action Comics.

Here is the announcement in the letter column!

As Mart Gray said to me, "the Girl of Tomorrow replacing Tommy Tomorrow".

And one more letter column anomaly.

What a sick burn about Captain Marvel!

Obviously he isn't as invulnerable as Superman!

Anyways, this was a great gift from my brother and a great addition to a Supergirl collection!

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