Action Comics #278

(July 1961)

The Super-Powers of Perry White! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White [Masterman]; Xasnu (villain); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; Y'Trom

Synopsis:

After being infected by an alien plant, Perry White gains super powers and goes after Superman.

Reprints:

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 (June-July 1970)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G72 (June-July 1970)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #4/1971 (20.Februar 1971)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)

Keywords:

Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite; Kandor (cameo); White Kryptonite

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks:

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Terry Burke; Manuel Figueros; Thomas Nolan; Richard Gorsky; Mike Smith; Larry Raschi; Gerald Bodlander; Linda Bellen

["Hey, you - stop! What's the big rush?"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #136 (September 1949)

["Ah! A customer!"] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Moolah

Reprints:

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #12 (November-December 1956)

The Unknown Supergirl! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]; Superman; Krypto; Linda Lee robot; Jerro; Lori Lemaris; Tough Tommy

Synopsis:

Superman is ready to announce Supergirl's existence to the world, but she mysteriously loses her powers at the last minute.

Reprints:

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (March-April 1968)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G45 (March-April 1968)
• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 (2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Keywords:

Atlantis; kryptonite dust

Indexer Notes

Serialized story (vs. Lesla Lar) which continues until 285.
Writer identification by Bob Hughes. Story is also claimed by Otto Binder.

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1

["We will now hold the seance."] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Reprints:

• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #10 (July-August 1956)

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 8 and 9 of the Supergirl story.

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3

At Last! (Table of Contents)

Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1