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 (April 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; 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 ([December] 2008)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 (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

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go to the movies, Ellen.

Genre

teen

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)