Action Comics
#307
(December 1963)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-10-29
- 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 copyright registration.
Supergirl's Wedding Day!
Supergirl / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl; Tor-An
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #13/1967 (1. Juli 1967) [ [2.Seite, 2.Bild (Ausschnitt)]] -
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: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
- 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; Kandor; weddings
Draw Any Person in One Minute
Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for projector for use in drawing, sold by Norton Products.
On inside front cover.
Clark Kent - Target for Murder!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Chalky; Hard-Rock Johnny; King Kobra; Rocks; The Executioner; unnamed common crooks; police officers
- Synopsis
- Clark Kent writes a series of articles that anger crime boss King Kobra, so he hires assassins to murder Clark. Two attempts fail and Superman disguises himself as Dead-Shot Daniels and appears to murder Clark to get an introduction to King Kobra, whom he then arrests.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #13/1967 (1. Juli 1967)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman also assumes the identity of Dead-Shot Daniels.
[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
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Mark Herman, Joe Krynicky, Michael Skok, Fred Kaplan, Lois Zoller, Ed Herc, and Stephen Schumacher.
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8, on sale November 21
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6, on sale November 14
Supergirl's Wedding Day!
Supergirl / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]; Comet the Super-Horse; Jerro; Lori Lemaris; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Superman robots; residents of the city of Kandor; mayor of Midvale; Midvale High School principal; bathysphere crew; Michael Barnes; Tor-An (introduction, Phantom Zone villain, replaces the real Michael Barnes); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; General Zod; Professor Vakox]; Vac-An (fictitious father of Tor-An);
- Synopsis
- The Kryptonian criminal Tor-An escapes from the Phantom Zone and attempts to humiliate Superman's family. He steals the identity of Michael Barnes, a new science teacher at Midvale High School, and attempts to marry Supergirl. He is foiled when Supergirl's telepathic friends enlist the aid of Saturn Girl.
- Reprints
- 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; Kandor; Phantom Zone; weddings
Indexer Notes
Phantom Zone prisoners can send thoughts to people on Earth; it may take 3 prisoners concentrating the same thought to cross the barrier.
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- YAVKXMOXR GJUVZY G XKGR...
Indexer Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Uranus No. 6). Decoded message reads: "Supergirl adopts a real super-baby in the next issue!"
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, pull over to the curb!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Synopsis
- Jerry is given a traffic ticket for disturbing the peace, due to the noise of his car.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #52 (April-May 1949)
-
Coming Next Month in Action Comics...
Action Comics; Superman; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Johnny DC
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman, on sale November 7th, Adventure, now on sale, and Lois Lane, on sale November 14th.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions to various DC Comics.
Curious Coins! Odd Paper Money!
Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for coins and currency for collectors.
Zenith's Amazing Bargain Offer
Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for stamps and Midget Encyclopedia of Stamp Collecting.
America's Most Exciting War Game
Task Force / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Task Force game from Helen of Toy Co.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy soldiers from unknown company.
On inside back cover.
Fly-Over Chicane
Gilbert Auto-Rama / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Multi-panel illustrated ad for Gilbert Auto-Rama slot-car racing set, from A. C. Gilbert Co.
On back cover.
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
Supergirl's Wedding Day!
Supergirl -
1.
Draw Any Person in One Minute
Magic Art Reproducer -
2.
Clark Kent - Target for Murder!
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
4.
The Untold Stories of Superman!
Superman -
5.
Batman and Robin's Most Thrilling Mystery Cases!
Batman and Robin -
6.
Supergirl's Wedding Day!
Supergirl -
7.
["YAVKXMOXR GJUVZY G XKGR..."]
Supermen of America -
8.
["Hey, pull over to the curb!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
9.
Coming Next Month in Action Comics...
Action Comics; Superman; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
10.
["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
DC Comics -
11.
Curious Coins! Odd Paper Money!
Littleton Coins -
12.
Zenith's Amazing Bargain Offer
Zenith Stamps -
13.
America's Most Exciting War Game
Task Force -
14.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos -
15.
Fly-Over Chicane
Gilbert Auto-Rama
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- John Censullo
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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