Action Comics #294

(November 1962)

Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Kryptonite Killer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Brainiac (cameo) (trophy bust); Mr. Mxyzptlk (cameo) (trophy bust); Saturn Queen (cameo) (trophy bust); Jax-Ur (cameo) (trophy bust); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lead Man; Kryptonite Man; Diamond Man

Synopsis

Luthor escapes from his imprisonment on the planet Roxar with the help of three enhanced androids, then goes on an interplanetary crime spree.

Reprints

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #73 ([September 1965])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

Keywords

Adult Legion; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Roxar

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Batman's New Secret Identity! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Joker-Luthor Incorporated! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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

H'lo, Marje, I was able to borrow a car...

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug; Marje

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #147 (December 1949)

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

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Tiki Gods / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (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 Steven Grant, Leon Pilewski, Mark Foss, John Cooper, Margie Mormino, Edith Vincent, and Max Lavine.

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

Peg / 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

Oh boy, look at this -- Salami.

Genre

teen; humor

Characters

Peg; Peg's dad

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Mutiny of Super-Horse! (Table of Contents: 13)

Supergirl / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Super-Horse [Comet] (brief origin); Superman [Clark Kent]; Liz Gaynor; Edna Danvers; Fred Danvers; Matt Carver; Biron (flashback); Circe (flashback)

Synopsis

Supergirl thinks that Comet prefers movie star Liz Gaynor, his co-star in a new adventure film, but Superman discovers that Comet now has amnesia and doesn't remember Supergirl, or even that he has super-powers.

Reprints

• in Lovens Vogtere (Interpresse, 1968 series) #1
• 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

amnesia; Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite; Kandor

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / 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

Oh Pete! Look here, let me teach you something!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete; Pete's mom

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #154 (July 1950)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)