Action Comics #290

(July 1962)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Half a Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Krypto

Synopsis

Red Kryptonite particles in a comet cause Superman's left side, and Krypto's right side, to become vulnerable; unfortunately, it's on a day when Lois wants to prove that Superman is really Clark.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)

Keywords

comets; Flying Newsroom; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Red Kryptonite

Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Shorty / 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

That big bully is taking Billy's beach ball.

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty; Billy

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #166 (July 1951)

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

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

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Alex Schmidt, Mark Wankel, Saul Agranoff, Bill Love, Richard Hooker, Emily Poston, Ann Fowler, George Sheehan, Ken Sorby, Harold Hansen, Ned Sniveley, and Martin Slocum.

Supergirl's Super Boy-Friends! (Table of Contents: 8)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Dick Malverne; Jerro; Edna Danvers; Lori Lemaris; The Supergirl Emergency Squad (introduction); Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy (figurine); Saturn Girl (figurine); Lightning Lad (figurine)]

Synopsis

A gift from Phantom Girl is unfortunately made from Red Kryptonite, which makes Supergirl bestow super-powers on her mother, Dick, and Jerro when she kisses them.

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #12 ([November 1962])
• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #347 (March-April 1967)
• in Giant Supergirl Album (K. G. Murray, 1970 series) #4 ([March 1973])
• 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

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; kissing; Red Kryptonite

Krypton, the World Where Superman Was Born, Lives Again! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / 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

Let's go to the movies, Ellen.

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Varsity Vic; Ellen

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

Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!" (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman

Synopsis

Superman teaches two kids about picking up their toys and not littering.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)