Action Comics #336

(April 1966)

The Man from the Phantom Zone! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton; E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Van-Zee; Thara; Sirma Sen; Hab-Dis; Ak-Var (introduction, released from the Phantom Zone); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; General Zod; Kru-El; Professor Vakox; five unnamed prisoners]; Vas-Quor (villain, also disguised as "Gan-Lar"); Brenn-Bir (villain); Kyl-Ibo (villain)

Synopsis

Superman releases Ak-Var from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence. Before bringing him to Kandor, Superman allows Ak-Var to explore Earth. Once in Kandor, Ak-Var greets his three old friends Vas-Quor, Brenn-Bir, and Kyl-Ibo. When these three rob a museum using super-powers, the authorities think Ak-Var must be to blame. Vas-Quor disguises himself as "Gan-Lar", so that he can frame Ak-Var. Superman and Ak-Var help expose the criminals. Ak-Var explains that he accidentally gave his former friends super-powers due to his exposure on his tour of Earth to a piece of Red Kryptonite.

Reprints

• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #9/1967 ([september] 1967) [page 1-7], #10/1967 ([oktober] 1967) [page 8-13]
• in Super DC (Thorpe & Porter, 1969 series) #4
• in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #99/1 (5. Januar 1978.)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)

Keywords

Kandor; Phantom Zone; Red Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

In Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #190, E. Nelson Bridwell revealed that he completed Hamilton's unfinished script for this story.

What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

National Brotherhood Week quiz

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed? (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #160 [80 Page Giant G-21]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joseph Creighton, John Aanderud, Oliver Hastings, Ted Mason, Joe Simpson, Ed Franklin, Bill Davison, Clyde Tucker, Rebecca Thayer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Super-Turtle / 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

Just what I like!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Super-Turtle

Synopsis

In his civilian identity, Super-Turtle goes to the theater to watch cartoons. He gets stuck sitting behind a pole, but is able to watch the show using his x-ray vision.

Chilling! Pulse-Pounding! Explosive! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

house ad for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #104

The Forbidden Fortress of Solitude! (Table of Contents: 7)

Supergirl / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Jak-Thal; Zilya; Superman; Lois Lane; Comet; Edna Danvers; Dick Malverne; Bizarros

Synopsis

Supergirl searches desperately for a way to restore her mutilated face.

Reprints

• in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([July] 2018)

Keywords

Bizarro World; Fortress of Solitude; Red Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

story continued from the previous issue

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

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

XIZ ER TVQFSNBO'T...

Indexer Notes

Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Mercury No. 1). Decoded message reads: "Why do Superman's and Batman's sons become brats? See the May World's Finest Comics!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number

6381

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The parts are all ready to be painted!

Genre

non-fiction

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

listing of DC comics on sale on mid-March 1966