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Credits:
| Story | Alvin Schwartz |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3 and #38)
- Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #37/3; next in World's Finest Comics #102)
Villain(s):
- El Gar Kur (first appearance; a Kandorian criminal scientist and Jimmy Olsen lookalike; trades places with Jimmy)
Other Character(s):
- citizens of Metropolis
- Kandorian Science Police
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- 80 Page Giant Magazine #2 (September 1964)
- Best of DC #16 (September 1981)
- Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Supergirl (Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee; last in issue #252/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #130; also appears in flashback)
Guest Star(s):
- Superman (appears on a newsreel; last in first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #102; also in flashbacks)
Other Character(s):
- Timmy Tate (first appearance; an orphan Supergirl helps get adopted)
- other kids at the orphanage (Dora, Harry and Kathy named)
- Miss Hart (last in issue #252/3)
- Mr. Dixon (in between issues #252/3 and #256/3)
- Mr. and Mrs. Trent (first appearance of both; Linda discourages them from adopting her)
- Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (first appearance of both; they adopt Timmy)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Zor-El (in flashback)
- Alura Zor-El (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Argo City (in flashback)
- Space Sector 2814
Story Reprinted in:
- Supergirl Archives #1 (2001)
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2017)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Miller |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Congorilla (in between issues #252/2 and #254/2)
Villain(s):
- village raiders
Other Character(s):
- Professor Simon
- a riverboat captain
- local police
- villagers
Location(s):
- somewhere in Africa