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Action Comics 311

ACTION COMICS #311

Cover Date: April 1964
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1964-02-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "Superman, King of Earth!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (split into an evil Superman and a human Clark Kent by red kryptonite; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #29/2; next in issue #312)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #169/2; next in issue #312)
Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #49/2; next in issue #312)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #169/3; next in issue #312)

Other Character(s):

various world leaders
Superman Robots (destroyed)

Location(s):

Earth
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis
Daily Planet
New York, NY
United Nations
off the Western coast of Africa

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "The Day Super-Horse Became Human!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between issues #310/2 and #312/2)

Guest Star(s):

Circe (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #40/3; next in issue #323/2; also in flashback)
Clark Kent (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #76/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #169)
Comet (temporarily transformed into human form as "Bronco Bill" Starr; in between issues #310/2 and #312/2; also in flashback to origin)

Supporting Character(s):

Dick Malverne
Jerro (in between issues #307/2 and #326/2)
Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #76/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #169/3)
Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #76/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #169/2)

Villain(s):

The Hooded Demon (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Sandy Powers
a Marshall and his posse (first appearance of all)
the crew of an express train (first appearance of all)
students from Midvale (first appearance of all)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Malador (in flashback)

Location(s):

Earth
Atlantis
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Midvale
in the vicinity of Oil City (first appearance)
The Timestream

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Valentines Day.

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #390/3 (March-April 1970) (retitled as "Supergirl's Cowboy Hero!")
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)


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