Action Comics #301

(June 1963)

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Alvin thinks about leaving school until he talks to his dropout friend George, who has to go back to night school because he can't get a good job.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated August 1962.

The Trial of Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Count X

Synopsis

In order to preserve his secret identity and capture a dangerous criminal, Superman must pretend to kill Clark Kent and accept the consequences: a trial and conviction for murder.

Reprints

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

Keywords

Green Kryptonite; trial

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Super-Turtle / 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

Hunting should be fine here.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Super-Turtle

Reprints

• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #7/1970 (28. März 1970)

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

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Joe Nursey, Jim Walker, Carolyn Campbell, Jerry Sears, Bill Parker, Fred Bronson, Larry Lucier, Joyce Bracken, John Patridge, Reggie Brown, Richard Baker, Gordon O'Rourke, and Ed Jacobsen.

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Shorty / 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

Boo! Throw the umpire out!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #72 (August-September 1952)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret Identity of Super-Horse! (Table of Contents: 11)

Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Superman; Comet the Super-Horse [Bronco Bill]; Lena Thorul; Prince Endor of Zerox (flashback); Lord Nomed of Zerox (villain); Chimera; Cerberus; Griffin

Synopsis

When Comet helps Prince Endor of Zerox, the sorcerer's planet, the prince casts a spell that allows him to turn into a human when a comet is nearby. Back on Earth, Comet temporarily changes into Bronco Bill, a rodeo rider, but keeps his identity secret from Supergirl.

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #17 ([1964] ?)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #390 (March-April 1970)
• 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

Fortress of Solitude; rodeo; Zerox

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello, Chief!" "Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college!

Genre

humor

Characters

Chief Hot Foot; White Cloud

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #58 (May-June 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)