Action Comics, #280
Published: September 1961
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Issue Contents:
Brainiac's Super-Revenge!
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Brainiac
- Perry White
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Brainiac's Super-Revenge!
Storyline
Congorilla helps Superman, Lois and Jimmy escape from Brainiac's trap.
Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Congo Bill
- Congorilla
- Brainiac (villain)
- Lois Lane
- Jimmy Olsen
- Perry White
- Molnur
- Invisible Rogue
- Elastic Crook
- Electric Man (cameo)
- Insect Master (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Inks note from original indexer: Gene Reed says Klein.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Credits
- Script: Mort Weisinger
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
letters submitted by Jim Larsen, J. W. Santamo, John Palanza, Richard Tomaso, Jerry Dortsch, Judy Plotkin, John Green, and Angus Kahn.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Featuring Superman; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
"This correspondence course on magic is great!"
Characters
- Ollie
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
There's More Than Meets the Eye...
Trapped in Kandor!
Storyline
Kandorian scientist Lesla-Lar changes places with a de-powered Supergirl using her teleporter ray and begins her plan to destroy Superman.
Characters
- Supergirl [Linda Danvers] (brief origin)
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Lex Luthor
- Lesla-Lar (villain)
- Fred Danvers
- Edna Danvers
- Zor-El (flashback)
- Perry White (cameo)
- Martha Kent (flashback, cameo)
- Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Story Notes
Story continued from Action Comics #279; story continues in Action Comics #281.
Guaranteed to Make You Smile...
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #2
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co. Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.