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Action Comics, #285

Published: February 1962

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Action Comics #285

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Issue Contents:
Superman Presents Supergirl to the World!
1 page superhero

"Superman...I can't believe it. They're cheering me!"

Characters
  • Superman [Kal-El]
  • Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
Credits
Story Notes

Curt Swan's and George Klein's names are on some of the building signs.

Story 1 1 page

"Dear Boys and Girls..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The World's Greatest Heroine! Part 1
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Superman reveals Supergirl's existence to the world.

Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Crossover with Supergirl story "The Infinite Monster!" in this issue.

Story 3 1 page superhero

"Watch for the fourth Superman Annual!"

Story 4 1 page humor

"Look at your walls, Pete-"

Credits
Superman's Secret Message
Story 5 0 pages
Story Notes

Promo for Superman's Official Fan Club.

Bomb Sight
Story 6 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by 5 Star Toys.

Story 7 1 page humor

"It's going to be some dance!"

Credits
Story 8 1 page
Story Notes

Letters from Lucille Bellem, Richard Akehurst, Paul Penzick, Robert Bloom, Willis Conover, Sheila Roberts, and Allen Glasgow.

[The World's Greatest Heroine!] Part 2: The Infinite Monster!
Story 9 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.

Characters
  • Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
  • U. S. President John F. Kennedy
  • Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad
  • Cosmic Boy
  • Saturn Girl
  • Brainiac 5]
  • Jackie Kennedy
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Superman
  • Professor Hartz
  • Dick Malverne
  • Mrs. Hart
Credits
Story 10 1 page superhero

"Another giant Batman collection!"

Story 11 1 page humor

"Goodnight, Lila - it was swell doing our homework together!"

Credits
Story 12 0 pages superhero

"Coming... super-attractions!"

Let Science Serve You!
Story 13 1 page non-fiction; math & science
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Josely Co.

Story 15 1 page

"Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!"

Story 16 1 page

"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Story 17 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Ordering address is the same "Carle Place, Long Island, New York" as used by Josely Company at this time. Back cover.

Frontier Cabin
Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.