Action Comics #285

(February 1962)

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

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

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

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 1962-63) [page 8 only, with new caption]
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 (March 1966) [one page excerpt], #360 (March-April 1968)
• 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)

Keywords:

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Indexer Notes

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

["Look at your walls, Pete-"] (Table of Contents: 2)

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)

Genre:

humor

["It's going to be some dance!"] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Buzzy (DC, 1945 series) #74 (November-December 1956)

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

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

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

The Infinite Monster! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

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)
• 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)

Keywords:

Fortress of Solitude

["Goodnight, Lila - it was swell doing our homework together!"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

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

"Science discovers information about fuels and thrust..." (Table of Contents: 7)

Let Science Serve You! / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Genre:

non-fiction; math & science