Action Comics #303

(August 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Monster from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Superman Emergency Squad; Perry White (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)

Synopsis

Red Kryptonite transforms Superman into a giant Kryptonian monster, the Drang.

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #420 (June 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #53 (March 1973)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

Keywords

Flying Newsroom; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Krypton; Red Kryptonite

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Superman! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Evan Bennett, Wayne Ryerson, Kay Hamilton, Stan Orelova, Bruce Porter, Barry Nicholas, and Forrest Yavers.

See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Tricksy / 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

Oh, sure, I can go over these falls in a barrel!

Genre

humor

Characters

Tricksy

Reprints

• in Sea Devils (DC, 1961 series) #34 (March-April 1967)
which is reprinted
• in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #189 (1 de diciembre de 1967)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Supergirl's Big Brother! (Table of Contents: 13)

Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Jan Danvers [Biff Rigger]; Lori Lemaris (cameo); Jerro (cameo)

Synopsis

When the Danvers' son Jan (long believed dead in Korea) returns, Linda shares her secret identity with him and gives him temporary super-powers. She then learns that he is an impostor who wants the real Jan's trust fund, but when he dies saving her from Green Kryptonite she decides not to tell her parents about his ruse.

Reprints

• in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #175 (February-March 1976)
• 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

Green Kryptonite

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Shorty / 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

How's the big game hunting here?

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #127 (August 1958)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Blast Off / advertisement / 1 page (report information)