Action Comics #310

(March 1964)

Secret of Kryptonite Six! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Jax-Ur (villain); Professor Vakox; Lori Lemaris; Vorb-Un (paroled from the Phantom Zone); a thought-beast; Supergirl

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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G72 (June-July 1970)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([September] 2008)

Keywords:

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by John Pierce; Jacqueline Ungrady; Bruce Goldstein; Martin Phillips; Jeffrey Plissner; Eric Enfield

["JVTPUN CLYF ZVVU..."] (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 Neptune No. 7)
Decoded message reads: "Coming very soon -- the first Jimmy Olsen Giant Annual"

["This is Sgt. Rock, bringin' you DC's First Big War Annual!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

war

Indexer Notes

house ad for Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale January 23

Give and Take (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

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)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Dorfman

Pencils:

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

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 DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)

Keywords:

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