Action Comics #305 (1963) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman
1	Play It Safe!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!	comic story	13.67	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Lana Lang; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Chief Parker; Superman Robots; Lois Lane; Ed Lacy (villain); Benny the Blaster (villain)
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
10	The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!	comic story	10.67	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Jim Mooney, John Forte; inks: Jim Mooney, John Forte	Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Karen Blair; Dick Malverne; Edna Danvers; Bill Blair; Zor-El (flashback); Allura (flashback); Superman (flashback); Dr. Blair (flashback)
12	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Super-Turtle
13	Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy; Adventure Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Superman #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-1847-8	2008	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1980-2	2008	On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-6246-4	2016	On eBay ›
Supergirl: The Silver Age #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-8131-1	2018	On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] ISBN 0-89660-055-6	1995	On eBay ›
Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-170-5	2023	On eBay ›

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