Action Comics
#279
(August 1961)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman Annual #3 and copyright registration.
The Super-Rivals!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Hercules; Samson
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Norton Products.
Inside front cover.
The Super-Rivals!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Hercules; Samson
- Synopsis
- In this imaginary tale, Lois Lane becomes engaged to Hercules and Lana Lang becomes enganged to Samson.
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- Imaginary
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Joe Sanson; Harvey Horowitz; Linda Norelli; Daniel DiMarino; J. W. Santamo; John Haverty; Beverly Rickert; Roland Hartzog; Richard Close
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3
At Last!
Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Secret Origins (DC, 1961 series) #1
[no title indexed]
Tricksy / 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
- This is the car I've got to ride through fire on tonight's show!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tricksy
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tweet
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #50 (February-March 1956)
-
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm a Fudge Judge...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Supergirl's Secret Enemy!
Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Lesla-Lar (villain); Superman [Clark Kent]; Fred Danvers (introduction); Edna Danvers (introduction); Lex Luthor; Streaky; Lori Lemaris (picture); Ronal (picture); Jor-El (statue); Brainiac (picture); unnamed Kandorian scientist (condemned to the Phantom Zone)
- Synopsis
- Kandorian scientist Lesla-Lar uses her tranporter ray to change places with Supergirl and becomes Lex Luthor's secret weapon.
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (March-April 1968)
- 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
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; The Phantom Zone; X-Kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Adopted by the Danvers family; Story continues in Action Comics #280.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wanted: Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar...
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement and free ride tickets for Palisades Amusement Park.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Rivals!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Magic Art Reproducer -
2.
The Super-Rivals!
Superman -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
5.
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Superman -
6.
At Last!
Secret Origins -
7.
["This is the car I've got to ride through fire on tonight's show!"]
Tricksy -
8.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics -
9.
["Tweet"]
Casey the Cop -
10.
["I'm a Fudge Judge..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
11.
Supergirl's Secret Enemy!
Supergirl -
12.
["Wanted: Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar..."]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
13.
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
Batman and Robin -
14.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
15.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
16.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
17.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
18.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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