Action Comics
#314
(July 1964)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-05-28
- 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 Superboy #114 and copyright registration.
The Day Superman Became the Flash!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Day Superman Became the Flash!
Superman / comic story / 13.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Justice League of America [Green Arrow; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Batman]; Topo; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Zhan-Zar (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Aquaman discovers and delivers to Supermen a video recording of Jor-El that tells about several computer predictions he once commissioned to help him choose where to send his son's rocket after the destruction of Krypton. Superman watches it with his Justice League friends and learns that on each of the other possible worlds where his father might have sent him, be becomes a hero just like one of the other Leaguers.
- Reprints
-
in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #8 (November-December 1980) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- Gangor; Krypton; Ntann; Saruun; Valair; Xann
in [no title indexed]
L. C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look... a leprechaun!
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Arthur L. Axelbank, Mark Pickens, Ronnie Richie, Bruce Miller, David Hartley, Duane Jepsen, and Steve Myers.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I like chocolate fudge best!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tootsie Rolls go on and on...
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / 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
- This is my first day out as a rookie...
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue...
Supergirl's Tragic Ordeal!
Supergirl / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl (origin retold); Zor-El; Allura; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Comet the Super-Horse (flashback); Supergirl robots; Supergirl Emergency Squad; Dar-Lin; Dick Malverne (cameo); Lena Thorul (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Now living in Kandor, Supergirl's mother Allura suffers a health crisis because she misses Kara so deeply. Supergirl's adopted parents Fred and Edna Danvers agree to trade places with Zor-El and Allura -- they will live permanently in Kandor so that the Kryptonian family can be reunited on Earth.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Argo City; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Survival Zone
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These great imaginary stories of the 'Superman Family'...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
This is a house ad for Superman Annual #9; however, the comic was actually published as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #1.
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The whole Batman family!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #7
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brother, can you spare a dime...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Aurora Products; Superman / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys and Girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Day Superman Became the Flash!
Superman -
1.
["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
2.
The Day Superman Became the Flash!
Superman -
3.
["Look... a leprechaun!"]
L. C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms -
4.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
5.
["I like chocolate fudge best!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
6.
["Tootsie Rolls go on and on..."]
Tootsie Roll -
7.
["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
8.
["This is my first day out as a rookie..."]
Casey the Cop -
9.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen -
10.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
-
11.
Supergirl's Tragic Ordeal!
Supergirl -
12.
["What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
["These great imaginary stories of the 'Superman Family'..."]
Superman -
14.
["The whole Batman family!"]
Batman -
15.
["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
16.
100 Magnets
100 Magnets -
17.
["Brother, can you spare a dime..."]
American Body Building Club -
18.
["Boys and Girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit..."]
Aurora Products; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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