Action Comics #271

(December 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Voyage to Dimension X! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Luthor Robot; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (Cameo); Krypto (Cameo); Gypo (Luthor's henchman)

Synopsis

Lex Luthor has an elaborate plan to trap Superman by posing as aliens from another dimension.

Reprints

• in Albi del Falco (Mondadori, 1954 series) #264 (7 Maggio 1961)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)

Keywords

Impersonation; nuclear weapons

Supermen of America (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Mort Weisinger ?; Carol Berg; Janet Gibbs; Maureen Young; Dan Rosenwein; Daniel Brock; Greg Frownfelter; David Chisholm; Gary Jacobson; Alan Dreyfus

Pencils

Wayne Boring ?

Inks

Wayne Boring

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Editor:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Characters

Asian children; African parents; sick African child; children; teachers

Keywords

U.N.; UN; UNICEF; United Nation

Indexer Notes

Celebrating United Nations Day and the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of a Child. "Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S."

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

Ollie / 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

Rain!

Genre

humor

Characters

Ollie

Synopsis

It's raining and Ollie can't play golf, so he takes putting practice on a pool table.

Keywords

Golf; pool

Coming Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude! (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl; Streaky; Jerro (statue); Lori Lemaris (statue); Ronal (statue); Professor Damon Brant (villain); Mrs. Brant (villain); Mrs. Hart

Synopsis

Supergirl builds herself a secret Fortress of Solitude, but it is found by explorers who use the information to blackmail Supergirl into making them rich.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 (March 1966)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #195 (Circa November 1975)
• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 (2003 [February 2004])
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007 [January 2008])
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([September] 2017)

Keywords

Adoption; desert; orphanage; Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude; time travel; X-Kryptonite

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

America's Most Exciting War Game (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

A Message from Champions! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)