Action Comics
#297
(February 1963)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-12-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #39 and copyright registration.
© 1962 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.
© 1962 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.
The Man Who Discovered Superman's Identity!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent [Superman]; Perry White
- Reprints
-
in Albi del Falco (Mondadori, 1954 series) #367 -
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) #4 ([November] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kids! I'm your friend, Johnny DC...
- Characters
- Johnny DC
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover advertisement for the Comicpac, "4 DC comics in a plastic bag, which sell for 47 cents."
Includes cover reprint of Superman #158 (January 1963).
The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- 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]
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
- Yaah! I hit him with that snowball!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete
[Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- 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.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strange Sports Stories is the most exciting...
- Genre
- sports
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #46
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- 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!
Supergirl / comic story / 12.67 pages
- 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
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Health Myths Debunked!
public service announcement / 1 page
- 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]
Tricksy / comic story / 0.5 page
- 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)
-
[no title indexed]
Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
Indexer Notes
Promotions for Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Adventure Comics.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man Who Discovered Superman's Identity!
Superman -
1.
["Hi, kids! I'm your friend, Johnny DC..."]
Comicpac -
2.
The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity!
Superman -
3.
["Yaah! I hit him with that snowball!"]
Little Pete -
4.
[Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation]
-
5.
["Strange Sports Stories is the most exciting..."]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories -
6.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
7.
The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton!
Supergirl -
8.
["Your eyes may play tricks..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
Health Myths Debunked!
-
10.
["I can do great things for your circus."]
Tricksy -
11.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen -
12.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
13.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
14.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
15.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lee Lines
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Vik-Thor Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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