Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #286

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Number	286	286
Volume
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	Superman DC National Comics	Superman DC National Comics
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	March 1962	March 1962
Year On Sale	1962	1962
Month On Sale	1	1
Day On Sale	25	25
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1962-03-00	1962-03-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.12 USD	0.12 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 29)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 29.33)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Mort Weisinger	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes	Note: Statement of Ownership for 1961: Average Sales 485,000. Note by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)
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0. The Jury of Super-Enemies! (Superman) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Title	The Jury of Super-Enemies!	The Jury of Super-Enemies!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Shelly Moldoff	Shelly Moldoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superman; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King; Brainiac; Lightning Lord; Electro; Lex Luthor	Superman; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King; Brainiac; Lightning Lord; Electro; Lex Luthor
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Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 sequence no title (Superman) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p [no title indexed]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 sequence no title (Superman) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p [no title indexed]

1. The Jury of Super-Enemies! (Superman) comic story, 14p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Jury of Super-Enemies!	The Jury of Super-Enemies!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	14	14
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Robert Bernstein	Robert Bernstein
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Lex Luthor; Saturn Queen; Brainiac; Electro; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King (all as the Legion of Super-Villains); Superman; Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; Krypto; Streaky; Titano; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude; Supergirl; Kandor; Superman Museum; The Jimmy Olsen Fanclub; Rava (Alien from planet Wexr II); Scout 627 (Alien from planet Wexr II)	Lex Luthor; Saturn Queen; Brainiac; Electro; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King (all as the Legion of Super-Villains); Superman; Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; Krypto; Streaky; Titano; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude; Supergirl; Kandor; Superman Museum; The Jimmy Olsen Fanclub; Rava (Alien from planet Wexr II); Scout 627 (Alien from planet Wexr II)
Universe
Synopsis	Rava and his alien henchmen expose Superman to red kryptonite that will cause him to have nightmares.	Rava and his alien henchmen expose Superman to red kryptonite that will cause him to have nightmares.
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Notes	Story continues in Action Comics #287, "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman!".	Story continues in Action Comics #287, "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman!".
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 sequence The Jury Of Super-Enemies! (Superman) comic story, 14p The Jury Of Super-Enemies!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 sequence The Jury Of Super-Enemies! (Superman) comic story, 14p The Jury Of Super-Enemies!

2. no title (Ollie) filler, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Ollie	Ollie
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
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Notes
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3. no title (Shorty) filler, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Shorty	Shorty
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	gag	gag
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
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Synopsis
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Notes
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4. The Death of Luthor! (Supergirl) comic story, 12p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The Death of Luthor!	The Death of Luthor!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Supergirl	Supergirl
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	12	12
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	Jim Mooney; Curt Swan (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4)	Jim Mooney; Curt Swan (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4)
No Pencils
Inks	Jim Mooney; George Klein (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4)	Jim Mooney; George Klein (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Supergirl; Lex Luthor; Dick Malverne; Jerro; Garr Rindaz; green kryptonite; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Lori Lemaris	Supergirl; Lex Luthor; Dick Malverne; Jerro; Garr Rindaz; green kryptonite; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Lori Lemaris
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Synopsis
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Notes	Swan/Klein credits by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)	Swan/Klein credits by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355 sequence The Death of Luthor! (Supergirl) comic story, 12p The Death of Luthor! in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 sequence The Death of Luthor! (Supergirl) comic story, 12p The Death of Luthor!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355 sequence The Death of Luthor! (Supergirl) comic story, 12p The Death of Luthor! in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 sequence The Death of Luthor! (Supergirl) comic story, 12p The Death of Luthor!

5. no title (no feature) statement of ownership, 0.33 ?p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5
Title
Unofficial Title?	No
First Line
Type	statement of ownership
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	0.33
Page Count Uncertain	Yes
Script
No Script	X
Pencils
No Pencils	X
Inks
No Inks	X
Colors
No Colors	X
Letters	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes	Note: Statement of Ownership for 1961: Average Sales 485,000. Location in issue is unknown.
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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Peter Croome	Note by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)	2012-10-20 11:41:22	Editing	Editing

Comments

Commenter	Comment	Revision	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Peter Croome	Editing		2012-10-20 11:39:27	Available	Editing
Peter Croome	Note by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)	5. no title (no feature) statement of ownership, 0.33 ?p	2012-10-20 11:41:22	Editing	Editing
Peter Croome			2012-10-20 11:41:28	Editing	Pending Review
Donald Dale Milne			2012-10-21 02:37:40	Pending Review	Under Review
Donald Dale Milne			2012-10-21 02:38:04	Under Review	Approved

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