Action Comics
#299
(April 1963)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-02-28
- 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 Sugar and Spike #46 and copyright registration.
The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!
Supergirl / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl; Superbaby
- Reprints
-
in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #17 ([1964] ?) -
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: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([August] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- airplanes; orphanages
The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Superman Robots; Lois Lane (cameo flashback); Lana Lang (cameo flashback); Lori Lemaris (cameo flashback); Lightning Lad (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Superman tests some new robots on the planet Tharrl, but the tests fail when an accident causes the robots to mutiny against their creator.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
-
- Keywords
- Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; time travel
Indexer Notes
"An Untold Tale"
[no title indexed]
Super-Turtle / 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
- They're stealing an armored truck.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super-Turtle
- Synopsis
- Super-Turtle stops a stolen armored truck by infesting it with bees.
- Reprints
- in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #70 (February-March 1967)
-
Strange Sports Stories Is the Most
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
letters submitted by Linda Klaiman; Peter Molay; Teresa Yurcic; Lorenzo deCastille; Matthew Perlstein; Fred Kaplan; Bill Regier; Jimmy Jones
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Adventure Comics; Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman; Superbaby [Rax-Rol]; Mar-San [Jonathan Kent; Jor-El]; Lira [Martha Kent; Lara]; Supergirl Emergency Squad; Miss Hart; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (android); Allura (android)
- Synopsis
- Supergirl is puzzled when a super-powered baby boy is brought to the Midvale Orphanage by a couple who look like the Kents. All is resolved when she learns it is an audition for a Kandorian mento-movie about Superman's life.
- 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
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Krypton; Midvale Orphanage; movies
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a wonderful buy, Mrs. Tilson!
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Peg
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #105 (May 1956)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!
Supergirl -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots!
Superman -
3.
["They're stealing an armored truck."]
Super-Turtle -
4.
Strange Sports Stories Is the Most
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories -
5.
[no title indexed]
Missile Attack -
6.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
7.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Adventure Comics; Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
8.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
9.
The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!
Supergirl -
10.
["This is a wonderful buy, Mrs. Tilson!"]
Peg -
11.
["TVQFSIPSTF SFUVSOT..."]
Supermen of America -
12.
[no title indexed]
104 Kings' Knights -
13.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
14.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club -
15.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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