Action Comics
#319
(December 1964)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-10-29
- 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 World's Finest Comics #146 and copyright registration.
The Condemned Superman!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #2/1965 -
in سوبرمان [Subirman Kawmaks / Superman Comics] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1964 series) #53 -
in The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (Abbeville Press, 1995 series) (1995)
-
- Keywords
- executioner; green kryptonite
Children of Tomorrow!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child
- Keywords
- United Nations
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover, published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.
The Condemned Superman!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Ardora; Lex Luthor (villain); Lar Than; Vel Quennar; Garn Abu
- Synopsis
- As Superman's trial for the murder of Luthor progresses, conviction looks certain until he is able to prove that Luthor is not dead after all.
- Reprints
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #27 (August 1982)
-
- Keywords
- Lexor; trials
Indexer Notes
Story continued from the previous issue.
[no title indexed]
L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aye, little rabbit...
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of "The Condemned Superman!"
[no title indexed]
Lionel and His Lions / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come on, Lady!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #138 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "The Condemned Superman!"
[no title indexed]
Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys everywhere have more fun with Monogram quality models
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "The Condemned Superman!"
[no title indexed]
Metamorpho / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Metamorpho the Element Man...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #57 [first Metamorpho], on sale October 29
Special Silver Anniversary Issue!
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5, featuring Batman and Robin.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by John Peters, Ned Snively, Rick Dailey, David Mitchell, Linda D. Griffin, and David Stabb.
Supermen of America
Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Mars No. 3). Decoded message reads: "The next Superman Annual will feature monsters and strange creatures."
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
[no title indexed]
Broadway Ha-Lights / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Would you mind removing your hat, Miss?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Miss Melody Lane of Broadway (DC, 1950 series) #3 (June-July 1950)
-
[no title indexed]
Lois Lane; Superboy; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
The Super-Cheat!
Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Mooney (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad (cameo flashback); Cosmic Boy (cameo flashback); Saturn Girl (cameo flashback)]; Lori Lemaris (cameo); Aaron Burr (cameo); Alexander Hamilton (cameo); Comet the Super-Horse (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Linda's nemesis Donna Storm cheats to receive high marks, then frames Linda for theft when Supergirl helps Linda's classmates with their studies.
- 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
- Atlantis; Stanhope College; time travel
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Start your own secret club...
[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...
[no title indexed]
Electric Motor Kit / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Build your own real – electric engine
Indexer Notes
Sold by Engines, of Rockville Centre, New York.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As seen on your TV screen!
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy from Hasbro.
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Condemned Superman!
Superman -
1.
Children of Tomorrow!
-
2.
The Condemned Superman!
Superman -
3.
["Aye, little rabbit..."]
L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms -
4.
["Come on, Lady!"]
Lionel and His Lions -
5.
["Boys everywhere have more fun with Monogram quality models"]
Monogram Models -
6.
["Metamorpho the Element Man..."]
Metamorpho -
7.
Special Silver Anniversary Issue!
Batman -
8.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
9.
Supermen of America
Supermen of America -
10.
["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
11.
["Would you mind removing your hat, Miss?"]
Broadway Ha-Lights -
12.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Lois Lane; Superboy; Superman -
13.
The Super-Cheat!
Supergirl -
14.
["Start your own secret club..."]
Silly Putty -
15.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
-
16.
["Build your own real – electric engine"]
Electric Motor Kit -
17.
["As seen on your TV screen!"]
G.I. Joe -
18.
["It's a bird... it's a plane..."]
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- Chris Boyko
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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