Action Comics
#313
(June 1964)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-04-30
- 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.
The End of Superman's Secret Identity!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl; Perry White
- Reprints
in 
Are You a Good Neighbor?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- The boys learn a lesson about littering.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The End of Clark Kent's Secret Identity!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Batman; Lori Lemaris; The Superman Revenge Squad (villains); Android Master; Pirate Gang
- Synopsis
- The Android Master, a member of the Superman Revenge Squad, uses android doubles of Superman's friends to torment him.
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- RW CQN JDPDBC FXAUM'B ORWNBC...
Indexer Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Krypton No. 9). Decoded message reads: "In the August World's Finest, Superman fights Batman on equal terms in the bottle of Kandor."
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sorry, sir. We have no more left.
- Genre
- humor
Watch for the First Superboy Annual!
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale April 23
[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 Jerry Sears, Betsy Amself, Cheryl Duncan, John Salvagno, B. Andrew, Ann Matos, Robert L. Durr, and Goldie Farrow.
Lena Thorul, Jungle Princess!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lena Thorul; Lex Luthor
- Synopsis
- When Lena Thorul learns that she is Lex Luthor's sister, the shock causes her to lose her memory and she takes the identity of the Jungle Princess, using her telepathic powers to control animals.
- Reprints
-
in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-21 (October 1973) - in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue...
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a nice sunny day!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #261 (June 1959)
-
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The End of Superman's Secret Identity!
Superman -
1.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
-
2.
The End of Clark Kent's Secret Identity!
Superman -
3.
["RW CQN JDPDBC FXAUM'B ORWNBC..."]
Supermen of America -
4.
["I'm sorry, sir. We have no more left."]
Cap's Hobby Center -
5.
Watch for the First Superboy Annual!
Superboy -
6.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
7.
Lena Thorul, Jungle Princess!
Supergirl -
8.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
-
9.
["What a nice sunny day!"]
Shorty -
10.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics -
11.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
12.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
13.
[no title indexed]
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos -
14.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel System -
15.
[no title indexed]
Fighting Ships
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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