Action Comics #269

(October 1960)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Truth Mirror! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; "Flash" Dugan (villain); Superman Robot; Lois Lane Robot; Hazel

Synopsis

Lois receives a magic mirror from her uncle that reveals a person's true nature. She uses it to find out Superman is really Clark Kent, but Superman then tricks her into believing that the mirror does not always work.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967)
• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #13/1967 ([20] juni 1967)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #38 (July 1983)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tricksy, you've got to smile for the audience.

Genre

humor

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics; Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Just Imagine! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Anne Zeek, Bettyjane Lumpkin, Fred B. Weissler, Ben R. Harding, Buddy Brooks, Peter VanDervoort, Barbara I. Hoyt, Gary Simcox, Mike Dennis, D.L.B., Ilene Kayne, Claire Ossine, Ruth Keane, Earl Binder

Supergirl's First Romance! (Table of Contents: 10)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Jerro the Merboy (intro); Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Superman (statue); Freddy Blake

Synopsis

Supergirl is called upon by Lori Lemaris to help Atlantis from a disaster. There, she falls in love with a merboy, Jerro.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 (March 1966)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #14/1968 (13.Juli 1968)
• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)

Keywords

Atlantis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pete!

Genre

humor

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)