Action Comics
#263
(April 1960)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-03-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The World of Bizarros!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois
- Reprints
-
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993) - in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([July] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- courtrooms; juries; trials
The World of Bizarros!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois; Clark Kent Robot (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Bizarro and Bizarro-Lois move to another world which Bizarro populates with a duplicator ray. Superman visits and discovers Bizarros do everything backwards. Superman is sent to prison for violating the Bizarro code.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([July] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- Bizarro Code (introduction); Bizarro World (introduction); Kryptonite
Indexer Notes
The original Bizarros wear big medallions around their necks indicating they are "#1."
Story continues next issue.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you boys win the game I'll buy you all a soda!
- Genre
- humor; children
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
TV Laffs / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, Dear, how much money do you want this time?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Feature Films Magazine (DC, 1950 series) #4 (September-October 1950) [feature title changed]
-
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Bob Coyles; Randy Waite; Martin Rzadca; Kerry Ellis; Mary Jo Petri; Helen Silberman; Bill Peters; Bruce Cutler; Carlan Smith
Supergirl's Darkest Day!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Johnny Blank [Prince Valzorr]; Zoxxo; Miss Hart (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Supergirl rescues a boy with amnesia found lost at sea. He stays at the orphanage until Linda can figure out where he's really from. She learns that he is a prince from the planet Korvia who is fleeing prosecution for a crime he didn't commit.
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #347 (March-April 1967)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #16/1967 (12. August 1967) -
in Giant Supergirl Album (K. G. Murray, 1970 series) #4 ([March 1973]) [Supergirl's Darkest Day] - in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([December] 2001)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007 [January 2008])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([September] 2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Supergirl wears red skirt.
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good morning, Professor!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159 (August 1951)
-
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- BOHSZ XPSET BSF RVJDLMZ...
Indexer Notes
membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code Code Mercury No. 1)
decoded message reads: "Angry words are quickly spoken but not soon forgotten. Think before you speak."
Aloha...Hawaii!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Senator Hiram L. Fong; Senator Oren E. Long; Rep. Daniel K. Inouye
- Synopsis
- A celebration of Brotherhood Week and Hawaii as our 50th state.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The World of Bizarros!
Superman -
1.
Draw Lincoln
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
The World of Bizarros!
Superman -
3.
["If you boys win the game I'll buy you all a soda!"]
Little Pete -
4.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy; Adventure Comics -
5.
["Well, Dear, how much money do you want this time?"]
TV Laffs -
6.
[no title indexed]
Pyro Plastics Corporation -
7.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
8.
Supergirl's Darkest Day!
Supergirl -
9.
["Good morning, Professor!"]
Varsity Vic -
10.
["BOHSZ XPSET BSF RVJDLMZ..."]
Supermen of America -
11.
Aloha...Hawaii!
-
12.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
14.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas -
15.
[no title indexed]
American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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