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288May 1962
$0.12

Action Comics #288

DC · May 1962 · on sale 1962-03-29

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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#288
Publication date
May 1962
Key date
1962-05-00
On-sale date
1962-03-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Exposed Superman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent; Hal Colby
1For the Best in Comics Entertainmentpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Man Who Exposed Superman!comic story13pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman [Clark Kent]; Hal Colby [Bert Hutton] (villain); Perry White; Superboy (flashback); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lois Lane; Krypto; Mr. Norsted; Jimmy Olsen
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
4Supermen of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
5Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Is It Mr. Mxyzptlk?!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Surprise Story of the Year!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10The Man Who Made Supergirl Cry!comic story12script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Milt SnapinnSupergirl [Linda Danvers]; Joe Hall (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); Alura (flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Mon-El; one unnamed prisoner]
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
12Adventure Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
14Time-Out for Talk!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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