Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #282

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Number	282	282
Volume
No Volume	No	Yes
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher		National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	Superman DC National Comics	Superman DC National Comics
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	November 1961	November 1961
Key Date	1961-11-00	1961-11-00
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Indicia Frequency		monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 30)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 29.67)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Mort Weisinger	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	Superman's Toughest Day!	Superman's Toughest Day!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superman	Superman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; a Superman robot	Superman; Lois Lane; a Superman robot
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3	in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3
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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	Superman's Toughest Day!	Superman's Toughest Day!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Bill Finger	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Pencils
Inks	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	11	11
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superman; Kandor; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fortress of Solitude; a Superman Robot; Clark Kent Robot; Ed Somers (Foreman)	Superman; Kandor; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fortress of Solitude; a Superman Robot; Clark Kent Robot; Ed Somers (Foreman)
Synopsis	A day in Superman's life. His Clark Kent robot has to avoid showing the damage to his hands while on a date with Lois.	A day in Superman's life. His Clark Kent robot has to avoid showing the damage to his hands while on a date with Lois.
Reprint Notes	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967) in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1969	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967) in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1969
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Sequence Number	2	2
Title		"Young man, would you help me out?"
Unofficial Title?	No	Yes
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Shorty	Shorty
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Script	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	0.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes		from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159 (August 1951)
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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	The Supergirl of Tomorrow!	The Supergirl of Tomorrow!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Supergirl	Supergirl
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	Jim Mooney	Jim Mooney
No Pencils
Inks	Jim Mooney	Jim Mooney
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	13	13
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superman; Lesla-Lar (villain); Gismak-Ral; Dick Malverne [was Dick Wilson]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Mrs. Danvers; Angark; Jerro (flashback); Brainiac 5 (flashback); Green Kryptonite	Superman; Lesla-Lar (villain); Gismak-Ral; Dick Malverne [was Dick Wilson]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Mrs. Danvers; Angark; Jerro (flashback); Brainiac 5 (flashback); Green Kryptonite
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1	in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1
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6. Wanted: Safe Bus Riders! (no feature) public service announcement, 1p

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Sequence Number	7	7
Title		"Boy, it's good to sit down!"
Unofficial Title?	No	Yes
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Little Pete	Little Pete
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Script	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes		from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #12 (April 1956)
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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Gene Reed	Editing	2011-09-04 22:25:06	Available	Editing
Gene Reed		2011-09-04 22:32:56	Editing	Pending Review
Jan Roar Hansen		2011-09-05 06:47:54	Pending Review	Under Review
Jan Roar Hansen	Reprint Notes typo in sequence 7	2011-09-05 06:48:25	Under Review	Editing
Gene Reed		2011-09-05 14:26:47	Editing	Under Review
Jan Roar Hansen		2011-09-05 14:27:23	Under Review	Approved

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