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299April 1963
$0.12

Action Comics #299

DC · April 1963 · on sale 1963-02-28

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Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#299
Publication date
April 1963
Key date
1963-04-00
On-sale date
1963-02-28
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 Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSupergirl; Superbaby
2The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman; Superman Robots; Lois Lane (cameo flashback); Lana Lang (cameo flashback); Lori Lemaris (cameo flashback); Lightning Lad (cameo flashback)
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffSuper-Turtle
4Strange Sports Stories Is the Mostpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
7Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9The Fantastic Secret of Superbaby II!comic story12script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Milt SnapinnSupergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman; Superbaby [Rax-Rol]; Mar-San [Jonathan Kent; Jor-El]; Lira [Martha Kent; Lara]; Supergirl Emergency Squad; Miss Hart; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (android); Allura (android)
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
11-in-house column0.33letters: typeset

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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