Action Comics
#288
(May 1962)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-03-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #33 and copyright registration.
The Man Who Exposed Superman!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent; Hal Colby
- Reprints
-
in Albi del Falco (Mondadori, 1954 series) #336 -
in Superman in Action Comics (Abbeville Press, 1993 series) #1 (1993) - in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- dynamite; suicide bombers; television cameras
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; house ad for DC comics
The Man Who Exposed Superman!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Hal Colby [Bert Hutton] (villain); Perry White; Superboy (flashback); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lois Lane; Krypto; Mr. Norsted; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Hal Colby, once jailed by Superboy, poses as a TV producer in an attempt to determine Superman's secret identity.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- Smallville
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can I see you a minute, Vic?
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #53 (August-September 1951)
-
[no title indexed]
Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- TIVVC QEWSR FIGSQIW...
Indexer Notes
membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Jupiter No. 4)
Decoded message reads: "Perry Mason becomes a Bizarro in the May Adventure Comics."
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Is It Mr. Mxyzptlk?!
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #97
Surprise Story of the Year!
Mystery in Space; Adam Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #75
[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 Louis B. Cohn, James King, Stanley Chan, Clifford Garber, Trudy Blugerman, and Betty Jones.
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Imagine! Professor Zilch lived one whole year...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #109 (February 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 208 different world-wide stamps...
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for stamps from around the world.
The Man Who Made Supergirl Cry!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Joe Hall (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); Alura (flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Mon-El; one unnamed prisoner]
- Synopsis
- The Phantom Zone villains use telepathy to force Fred Danvers to help them escape by making Supergirl cry and collecting her tears, which will make a powerful explosive.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Argo City; Green Kryptonite; Phantom Zone
[no title indexed]
Ollie / 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 place has a lot of people in it.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ollie
[no title indexed]
Adventure Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
Indexer Notes
Promotions for Superman, Lois Lane, and Adventure Comics.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at the King Bros., Sells & Gray combined 3-ring circus
Time-Out for Talk!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Tim and Mike learn to talk out their disagreements instead of fighting.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man Who Exposed Superman!
Superman -
1.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
2.
The Man Who Exposed Superman!
Superman -
3.
["Can I see you a minute, Vic?"]
Varsity Vic -
4.
["TIVVC QEWSR FIGSQIW..."]
Supermen of America -
5.
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Is It Mr. Mxyzptlk?!
Superboy -
6.
Surprise Story of the Year!
Mystery in Space; Adam Strange -
7.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
8.
["Imagine! Professor Zilch lived one whole year..."]
Professor Eureka -
9.
["208 different world-wide stamps..."]
Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps -
10.
The Man Who Made Supergirl Cry!
Supergirl -
11.
["This place has a lot of people in it."]
Ollie -
12.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Adventure Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
13.
["Be my guest at the King Bros., Sells & Gray combined 3-ring circus"]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
14.
Time-Out for Talk!
-
15.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
16.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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