Action Comics #315

(August 1964)

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

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Amusement Park Admissions / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Juvenile Delinquents from Space! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Zigi; Zagi; Lois Lane; Duke Bragger (villain); "Slash" Sabre (villain)

Synopsis

Two boys from a distant planet visit Earth and cause trouble because they don't understand Earth customs. Superman eventually convinces them to go home, but an escaped criminal has stowed away on their spaceship.

Reprints

• in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #3 (novembre 1967)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1967 (4. November 1967)
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-38 (October-November 1975)

Keywords

Alien; Alpha Centuari; escaped convict; juvenile delinquency; juvenile delinquent; prison break; runaway

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the following issue. Based on a July-August 1953 daily newspaper strip sequence by Alvin Schwartz and Win Mortimer.

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Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Special Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How's Trix? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Trix; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.67 page (report information)

The Origin of Super-Horse (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (illustration)

Inks

Jim Mooney (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Keywords

Comet; horse; mythology

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Joel R. Hess, Clifford Young, Laura Wagner, Alan Clark, Pat Lawrence, Michael Guastello, and Oswald Train.

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

The Menace of Supergirl's Mother! (Table of Contents: 12)

Supergirl / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Zor-El; Allura; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Dar-Lin; Zantor; Rena; the Srang

Synopsis

Edna Danvers is poisoned by a Kandorian creature and becomes evil. She disguises herself as a Kandorian scientist and lures Zor-El and Allura into a Kryptonite trap.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)

Keywords

Green Kryptonite; Kandor; Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude; Superman's Fortress of Solitude

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

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L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

9th Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

See the Many Exciting Roles of Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

132 Pc. Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Revolutionary 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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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)