Action Comics #285

(February 1962)

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

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

Part 1: The World's Greatest Heroine! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl (origin); Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); John F. Kennedy; Jerro; Lenora Lemaris; Dick Malverne

Synopsis

Superman reveals Supergirl to the world.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1962-1963) [page 8 only, with new caption]
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 (March 1966) [one page excerpt], #360 (March-April 1968) [1 page cut]
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #217 (June-July 1969) [one page excerpt]
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #17 (October 1981)
• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #13/1981 (1981)
• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
• in Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) (2018)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 (2018)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Indexer Notes

Crossover with Supergirl story "The Infinite Monster!" in this issue.

Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look at your walls, Pete-

Genre

humor

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Bomb Sight / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's going to be some dance!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Buzzy (DC, 1944 series) #74 (November-December 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Lucille Bellem, Richard Akehurst, Paul Penzick, Robert Bloom, Willis Conover, Sheila Roberts, Allen Glasgow.

Part 2: The Infinite Monster! (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; President John F. Kennedy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Legion of Super-Heroes; Jackie Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Superman; Professor Hartz; Dick Malverne; Mrs. Hart

Synopsis

Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (March-April 1968) [1 page cut]
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #17 (October 1981)
• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #1/1982 (1982)
• in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003), #2 ([December] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
• in Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) (2018)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 (2018)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

Another Giant Batman Collection! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Goodnight, Lila - it was swell doing our homework together!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #24 (August-September 1951)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Let Science Serve You! (Table of Contents: 13)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Letters

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Genre

non-fiction; math & science

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)