Action Comics #297

(February 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Dirk Denver (villain); Superman Robots; Gentleman Jerry; Criminal Bureau of Information; Steve Bevan (actor); Chuck Darren (F.B.I. agent); Rand Sterling (science-fiction writer)

Synopsis

Perry White attempts to capture Gentleman Jerry, a crook posing as a hobo. Perry is hit on the head and has amnesia and is tricked into trying to find out Superman's secret identity.

Reprints

• in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1975 ([juli] 1975)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

Keywords

amnesia; FBI

Indexer Notes

Establishes Superman's height at 6'2" tall.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yaah! I hit him with that snowball!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete

[Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jack Liebowitz (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 435,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

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The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Keith McRae, Nancy Brown, Ward Dean, Gary Landis, Ardis Whiteman, and Ian O'Donnell.

The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton! (Table of Contents: 7)

Supergirl / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese; Milt Snapinn

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Lesla-Lar (death); Lena Thorul; Lex Luthor; Dick Malverne; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Lori Lemaris; Jerro (cameo); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Kru-El (intro); General Zod; Jax-Ur; Mon-El]

Synopsis

Kandorian scientist Lesla-Lar switches places with Lena Thorul, then frees Zod, Jax-Ur, and Kru-El from the Phantom Zone. They recover a cache of Kryptonian super-weapons to engage with Supergirl, who is forced to retreat. Lesla-Lar is killed testing a disintegrator. Supergirl enlists the help of Lex Luthor, who wants his sister to be rescued from Kandor.

Reprints

• in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-24 (May-June 1971)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)

Keywords

Atlantis; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Krypton; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

story continued in the following issue

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Dick

Synopsis

How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Tricksy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can do great things for your circus.

Genre

humor

Characters

Tricksy

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #243 (December 1957)

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Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)