Action Comics #310

(March 1964)

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Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret of Kryptonite Six! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; a thought-beast; Supergirl; Vorb-Un (intro, paroled from the Phantom Zone); Jax-Ur (Phantom Zone villain, temporarily released); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Professor Vakox; two unnamed prisoners]

Synopsis

Jax-Ur tricks Superman into releasing him from the Phantom Zone to save the people of Atlantis from a plague. He then uses the opportunity to create Jewel Kryptonite, which allows the Phantom Zone prisoners to focus their thoughts to affect the outside world.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #18/1966 (november 1966)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 (June-July 1970)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983)

Keywords

Atlantis; Fortress of Solitude; Jewel Kryptonite; Kandor; Krypton; Phantom Zone; Scarlet Jungle; time travel

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Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by John Pierce, Jacqueline Ungrady, Bruce Goldstein, Martin Phillips, Jeffrey Plissner, and Eric Enfield.

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

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Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Give and Take (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Mr. Craig; Fred; Fred's sister; Mrs. Craig; 2 other children

Synopsis

The children take some broken and unused toys to Mr. Craig, who helps them to repair them and they then donate them to charity uses.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. The final panel lists some ways you can share with senior citizens.

Credits from a list by Lionel English.

Supergirl's Rival Parents! (Table of Contents: 7)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Allura; Zor-El; Comet the Super-Horse; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers

Synopsis

Supergirl frees her Kryptonian parents from the Survival Zone, where they have been trapped since the destruction of Argo City. Now she is faced with the choice of which parents she will live with.

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972)
• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #15/1972 (15. Juli 1972)
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #15 (septembre 1978)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)

Keywords

Argo City; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Superman Museum; The Survival Zone

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

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American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

We Dare You to Enter This Contest! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)