Action Comics #301

(June 1963)

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

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

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)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 ([September] 2008)

Keywords:

Green Kryptonite; trial

The Swing Is to DC! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Johnny DC

Indexer Notes

house ad for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #153, Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309, The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #80, and Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #2

["Hunting should be fine here."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters:

Super-Turtle

["WKH VLOYHU DQQLYHUVDUB..."] (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 Mars No. 3)
Decoded message reads: "The Silver Anniversary Giant Superman Annual will be on sale June thirteenth."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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; Ed Jacobsen

["Boo! Throw the umpire out!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / 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:

Shorty

Reprints:

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

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

Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

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 Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #390 (March 1970)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G69 (March-April 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)

Keywords:

Fortress of Solitude; rodeo; Zerox

["Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot; White Cloud

Reprints:

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