Action Comics #272

(January 1961)

Superman's Rival, Mental Man! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Lucy Lane; Aquaman (as Mental Man); Aqualad (flashback); "Ace" Ruggles (villain); Green Kryptonite; Krypto (flashback)

Synopsis:

Lois creates a comic strip about a superhero called Mental Man. When Mental Man suddenly appears he falls in love with Lois.

Reprints:

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #68 (September 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G26 (September-October 1966)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1968 (27.Juli 1968)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Coming Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lori Lemaris

Synopsis:

Ad for current issues of Adventure Comics, Superboy, Jimmy Olsen.

Indexer Notes

No actual covers are depicted. Featured stories are listed.

Watch for the second Superman Annual! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Bizarro; Metallo; Titano; Brainiac

Synopsis:

Ad for Superman Annual #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger [as Editor]

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Walter Noga, Wayne Paske, Danny Phelan, Anne Zeek, Dean Norman, Ronald Lehr, Greg Frownfelter, Elmer Woods.

Get a Grip on your Gripes! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["When are you leaving for the king's castle, Sir Egbert?"] (Table of Contents)

Knights of the Square Table / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Reprints:

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #7 (August-September 1956)

The Second Supergirl! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; Marvel Maid (origin); Marvel Man (origin); Fortress of Solitude; Superman; Fortress of Marvels

Reprints:

• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 (2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics #273