Action Comics
#337
(May 1966)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly; (semi-monthly, March)
- On-sale Date
- 1966-03-31
- 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.
Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1966.
Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1966.
Watch Superman on Television!
Superman / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- inside front cover; listing of television stations airing the Adventures of Superman syndicated series
From Riches to Rags!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Tiger Gang; Sir Jeffrey Winston; Gunner Murdock; Princess Pale Flower; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Superman finds himself compelled to act out various roles as he performs his regular duties.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #91 (Circa March 1967) -
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #598 (5 de abril de 1967) -
in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #11/1967 ([november] 1967) -
in Super DC (Thorpe & Porter, 1969 series) #5 -
in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #8 (November-December 1980) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- comets; Green Kryptonite
in Superboy Fans!
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 [80 Page Giant #G-22], on sale March 10
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number
- 6400
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So this is your first model kit.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
hint submitted by Albert Claps of Glen Ridge, New York
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
listing of DC comics on sale in late April 1966
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Rocket J. Squirrel; Bullwinkle Moose
Health Myths Debunked!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 and in February 1963 DC titles.
The Green Sun Supergirl!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also appears as Linda Danvers]; Joan; Dragomonsters; Ant-Men
- Synopsis
- While Supergirl is helping NASA test a spacesuit her space capsule is sucked into a "Warp Stream" and crashes on the planet Lumal. Lumal has a green sun and Supergirl has no powers.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #598 (5 de abril de 1967)
- in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #170 (April-May 1975) which is reprinted
-
in Superman (Editrice Cenisio, 1976 series) #9 (Settembre 1976) - in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman; Doom Patrol; The Flash; Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bruno Premiani; Gil Kane; Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Bruno Premiani; Murphy Anderson; Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Super-hero joins the super-freaks!
- Genre
- humor; superhero; teen
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #65, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #180, and Swing with Scooter, announced here for the May-June issue of Showcase (DC, 1956 series)
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Mickey Gaither, Rickey Filback, Jeff McGowan, Ricky Bakalian, Donald Galler, Steve Hatch, Jeannie Mankowski, and Bruce Berman.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
From Riches to Rags!
Superman -
1.
Watch Superman on Television!
Superman -
2.
From Riches to Rags!
Superman -
3.
Superboy Fans!
Superboy -
4.
["So this is your first model kit."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
6.
["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
7.
Health Myths Debunked!
-
8.
The Green Sun Supergirl!
Supergirl -
9.
["Super-hero joins the super-freaks!"]
Batman; Doom Patrol; The Flash; Scooter -
10.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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