Action Comics #297

(February 1963)

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

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; 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 (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1975 ([juli] 1975)

Indexer Notes

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

["Yaah! I hit him with that snowball!"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.6 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Little Pete

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

statement of ownership / 0.4 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. S. Liebowitz (business manager)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Metropolis Mailbag (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

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)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl; Superman; Lena Thorul; Phantom Zone; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Lesla-Lar; General Zod; Jax-Ur; Kru-El; Mon-El; Lori Lemaris

Reprints:

• in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-24 (May-June 1971)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

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.

["I can do great things for your circus."] (Table of Contents)

Tricksy / 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:

Tricksy