Action Comics #340

(August 1966)

Power of the Parasite! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese (sourced)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Parasite [Raymond Jensen] (origin); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis

Exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Jensen becomes the Parasite, who has the ability to absorb energy from all living beings, including Superman.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #17/1966 (oktober 1966)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #93 (Circa May 1967)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #6/1967 ([juni] 1967)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #10 (March 1981), #32 (January 1983)

Introducing Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With best wishes from your super-pal -- Superman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by John Bowman, Marc Ehrlich, James Fluhart, Nancy DeAngelis, Jason Guthrie, Jeff Bradley, Guy Martin, James Chiampas, Len Bascome, Robert Conover, and Mel Chester.

Clark Kent's Social Security number is given as 092-09-6616

The Supergirl Identity Hunt! (Table of Contents: 5)

Supergirl / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman; Dick Malverne; Philip Raines; Fact Finder; Susan Meadows; Mrs. Hart; Jerry Hawes; Elaine Sterling; Ethel Harris; Janice Tyler; Sally King; Dr. Small

Synopsis

The Fact Finder, a professional blackmailer, has deduced that Supergirl was once associated with the Midvale Orphanago, and he uses the opportunity of a reunion there to try and figure out her secret identity.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #17/1966 (oktober 1966)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #6/1967 ([juni] 1967)
• in Gjermund og gjengen (Semic, 1985 series) #4 - Frekke kusiner ([juli] 1987)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)

Keywords

Green Kryptonite; Midvale Orphanage