Millennium Edition: Action Comics 252 2000 #[nn] - back issue - $15.00

Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses.

While leading an expedition through the desert, Congo Bill stops at an apparently deserted oasis. But the water has been drugged, and the expedition passes out. When they awaken they find they are prisoners inside a nearby outpost that has been taken over by renegades. Bill, who is imprisoned separately from the others, rubs his magic ring and soon Congorilla is attacking the fort and freeing the expedition.

Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.

• The Supergirl from Krypton! - The price has been removed from the original, and the number got moved next to the month (should be underneath). In this issue, Stan Kaye is credited as the cover inker. DC Silver Age Classics Action Comics 252 (DC, 1992 series) also lists Kaye as the inker. Other sources credit Al Plastino, who is currently credited in the GCD's index of the original printing.
• Action Comics #252: The Girl of Steel Arrives - An overview of the context of this issue and the character, and credits. Appears on insides of front and back covers.
• Congo Bill Dies at Dawn! - Credits in this issue say "Unknown" for writer, but the corrections page in the Millennium Edition: Superboy (DC, 2001 series) #1, which was the last Millennium Edition, credits Robert Bernstein for this story.
• The Man of Steel Combo Deal - Subscription ad SUPER99 with Superman. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
• House Advertisements - House advertisements for: DC Direct Superboy Statue, Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1/3 page), Realworlds Superman, Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1/3 page), DC Archive Editions, Plastic Man Archives (1/3 page), and dccomics.com. Appear in various places in this issue.
• Be a Dark Knight. - Back cover. Batman promoting chocolate milk as part of "Got milk?" ad campaign by dairy producers.