Action Comics #299

(April 1963)

The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Superman Robots; Lois Lane (cameo flashback); Lana Lang (cameo flashback); Lori Lemaris (cameo flashback); Lightning Lad (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

Superman tests some new robots on the planet Tharrl, but the tests fail when an accident causes the robots to mutiny against their creator.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([September] 2008)

Keywords:

Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; time travel

Indexer Notes

An Untold Tale

["They're stealing an armored truck."] (Table of Contents)

Super-Turtle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Super-Turtle

Synopsis:

Super-Turtle stops a stolen armored truck by infesting it with bees.

Reprints:

• in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #70 (February-March 1967)

Strange Sports Stories Is the Most... (Table of Contents)

Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

sports; fantasy

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #47

[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:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Linda Klaiman; Peter Molay; Teresa Yurcic; Lorenzo deCastille; Matthew Perlstein; Fred Kaplan; Bill Regier; Jimmy Jones

The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman; Superbaby [Rax-Rol]; Mar-San [Jonathan Kent; Jor-El]; Lira [Martha Kent; Lara]; Supergirl Emergency Squad; Miss Hart; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (android); Allura (android)

Synopsis:

Supergirl is puzzled when a super-powered baby boy is brought to the Midvale Orphanage by a couple who look like the Kents. All is resolved when she learns it is an audition for a Kandorian mento-movie about Superman's life.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)

Keywords:

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Krypton; Midvale Orphanage; movies

["This is a wonderful buy, Mrs. Tilson!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Peg

["TVQFSIPSTF SFUVSOT..."] (Table of Contents)

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Mercury No. 1)
decoded message reads: "Superhorse returns in the next issue of Action Comics."