Action Comics
#318
(November 1964)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-09-24
- 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 Death of Luthor!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
- Reprints
- Keywords
- funerals; green kryptonite
in 
The Death of Luthor!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora; Brainiac; Lar Than; Vel Quennar; Garn Abu
- Synopsis
- Luthor escapes from prison and flees to the planet Lexor, where he is considered a hero. Superman pursues him, but accidentally kills Luthor in a fight. Superman is arrested and must stand trial for murder.
- Reprints
-
in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #27 (August 1982)
-
- Keywords
- Green Kryptonite; Lexor; trial
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Action Comics #319.
[no title indexed]
Super-Turtle / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Looks like some crooks being chased...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super-Turtle
- Synopsis
- Super-Turtle uses his super-breath to help catch some crooks.
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "The Death of Luthor!"
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Mary Ann Sibley, Darrel Nelson, Gale Rose, James Berkobien, and Robert Astory.
Supergirl Goes to College!
Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Dick Malverne; Beppo [Super-Monkey]; Comet the Super-Horse
- Synopsis
- Linda graduates from high school and receives a scholarship to Stanhope College. She is asked to join the Alpha Lambda sorority, but the prosident imposes several embarrassing initiation tests that may expose Linda's Supergirl identity.
- Reprints
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #17 (October 1981)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- graduation; initiation; sorority; Stanhope College
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Death of Luthor!
Superman -
1.
["TV's new hero!"]
G.I. Joe -
2.
The Death of Luthor!
Superman -
3.
["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
4.
["Looks like some crooks being chased..."]
Super-Turtle -
5.
["Tootsie Rolls go on and on..."]
Tootsie Roll -
6.
["What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
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8.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
9.
["Nothing else is Silly Putty!"]
Silly Putty -
10.
How's Trix?
Trix; Trix Rabbit -
11.
Supergirl's Time Trips
Supergirl -
12.
Supergirl Goes to College!
Supergirl -
13.
["I like chocolate fudge best!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
14.
Honesty Is the Best Policy!
-
15.
["'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"]
L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms -
16.
102 Ships of All Nations
102 Ships of All Nations -
17.
["Brother, can you spare a dime..."]
American Body Building Club -
18.
["More movie monsters are on the loose!"]
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This issue was modified by, among others
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- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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