Action Comics #309

(February 1964)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside front cover.

The Superman Super-Spectacular! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

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Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

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Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pete Ross; Lori Lemaris; Police Chief Parker; Krypto; Comet the Super-Horse; Streaky the Super-Cat; Super-Monkey; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Element Lad; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet]; The "Look-Alike" Squad of Kandor; The Jimmy Olsen Fan Club; Martha Kent (statue); Jonathan Kent (statue); Bizarro (statue); Bizarro-Boy (statue); Lex Luthor (cameo); Superboy (flashback); President John F. Kennedy

Synopsis

The television show "Our American Heroes" gathers many of Superman's friends for a surprise tribute. Lois and Lana are sure that Clark Kent will not appear, which will prove their theory that Clark is Superman, but to their surprise Clark does arrive. Later, Superman thanks President John F. Kennedy for disguising himself as Clark.

Reprints

• in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #42 (30 de diciembre de 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
• in Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2018 series) ([June] 2018)

Keywords

Gold Kryptonite; television

Indexer Notes

Per Bob Bailey, this comic actually appeared on the newsstands approximately one month after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who is featured as a character in the story.

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Super-Turtle / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

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Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A house on fire!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Super-Turtle

Reprints

• in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #3 (novembre 1967)

Keywords

firemen

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1963
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc. all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

Save Him -- or Kill Him! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Joe Kubert

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Joe Kubert

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

war

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #52, on sale December 26

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Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Curt Swan (logo illustration)

Inks

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

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Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Edward Simpson III, Michael E. Colby, Clayton Hardiman, Cyril Bryant, Andrew Tolkoff, Charles Prudence, Van Wyck Stassen, and "Lex Luthor & Brainiac."

The Untold Story of Argo City! (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

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Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl (origin); Zor-El; Allura; Dick Malverne; Comet the Super-Horse; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Jor-El (flashback); Superman (flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jer-Em (intro); Jax-Ur; General Zod; Kru-El; Professor Vakox (called Dr. Vakox)]

Synopsis

Supergirl learns that her parents survived the destruction of Argo City and that they are still alive in the Survival Zone, though she cannot reach them.

Reprints

• in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #42 (30 de diciembre de 1970)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972)
• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #14/1972 (1. Juli 1972)
• in Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #20 ([June 1976] ?)
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #15 (septembre 1978)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)

Keywords

Anti-Kryptonite; Argo City; Fortress of Solitude; Phantom Zone; Survival Zone

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Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...

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Robert Edwards Gym Equipment / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inside back cover.

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Back cover.