Action Comics, #315

Published: August 1964

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Action Comics #315

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Issue Contents:
The Juvenile Delinquents from Alpha Centauri!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
  • Zigi
  • Zagi
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park..."

Characters
  • Superman
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad with free admission and ride coupons to Palisades Park.

Story 2 1 page

"Boys and girls!"

Characters
  • Superman
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad with free admission coupon to any of 20 amusement parks: Belmont Park, San Diego, CA; Santa Cruz Seaside Park, Santa Cruz, CA; Santa Claus Land, Santa Claus, IN; Riverside Park, Agawam, MA; Whalom Park, Fitchburg, MA; Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, MA; Jolly Cholly Funland, N. Attleboro, MA; Excelsior Park, Excelsior, MN; Fun Fair Park, St. Louis, MO; Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH; Uncle Cliff's Family Land, Albuquerque, NM; Storytown U.S.A., Lake George, NY; Suburban Park, Manlius, NY; Dorney Park, Allentown, PA; Hershey Park, Hershey, PA; Rocky Glen Park, Moosic, PA; Playtown Park, Springfield, PA; Rocky Point Park, Warwick, RI; Lagoon Amusement Park, Salt Lake City, UT; and Santa's Land U.S.A., Putney, VT.

The Juvenile Delinquents from Space!
Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Two boys from a distant planet visit Earth and cause trouble because they don't understand Earth customs. Superman eventually convinces them to go home, but an escaped criminal has stowed away on their spaceship.

Characters
  • Superman
  • Zigi
  • Zagi
  • Lois Lane
  • Duke Bragger (villain)
  • "Slash" Sabre (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Story continues in the following issue. Based on a July-August 1953 daily newspaper strip sequence by Alvin Schwartz and Win Mortimer.

Story 4 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Yum! Yum!"

Storyline

Bullwinkle has "get up and go" with Cheerios, but crashes into a mesa; he should watch where he's going.

Characters
  • Rocky the Flying Squirrel
  • Bullwinkle J. Moose
Story Notes

Comic story promoting Cheerios cereal from General Mills. On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Special Subscription Offer
Story 5 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Subscription ad for Action Comics, Superman, Superboy, and World's Finest (10 issues for $1.00). On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Story 6 0 pages

"Tootsie Rolls go on and on after other candy is gone!"

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Story 7 1 page

"You can have hours and hours of fun with Silly Putty."

How's Trix?
Story 8 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

The Trix Rabbit loads up his cart, but the store clerk ushers him out.

Characters
  • Trix Rabbit (advertising character)
  • grocery clerk
Story Notes

Comic story promoting Trix cereal from General Mills.

The Origin of Super-Horse
Story 9 0 pages superhero
Credits
Story 10 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from readers Joel R. Hess, Clifford Young, Laura Wagner, Alan Clark, Pat Lawrence, Michael Guastello, and Oswald Train.

Story 11 0 pages

"What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"

The Menace of Supergirl's Mother!
Story 12 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Edna Danvers is poisoned by a Kandorian creature and becomes evil. She disguises herself as a Kandorian scientist and lures Zor-El and Allura into a Kryptonite trap.

Characters
  • Supergirl
  • Zor-El
  • Allura
  • Fred Danvers
  • Edna Danvers
  • Dar-Lin
  • Zantor
  • Rena
  • the Srang
Credits
Story 13 0 pages

"I like chocolate fudge best!"

Story 14 1 page

"We've got to cover this hole real good if we're going to catch the..."

Characters
  • L.C. Leprechaun (advertising character)
  • boys
Story Notes

Comic story promoting Lucky Charms cereal from General Mills.

9th Giant Superman Annual
Story 15 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superman
  • Jimmy Olsen
  • Super-Menace
Credits
Story Notes

This is a house ad for Superman Annual #9; however, the comic was actually published as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #1.

See the Many Exciting Roles of Jimmy Olsen

Featuring Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

Story 16 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Jimmy Olsen
  • Superman
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #2

100 Toy Soldiers
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for plastic soldiers from Josely Co.

132 Pc. Roman Soldiers
Story 18 1 page
Characters
  • Roman soldiers
Credits
Story Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for plastic soldiers from Roman War Soldiers.

204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers
Story 19 1 page
Characters
  • British soldiers
  • Continental Army soldiers
Story Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for toy soldiers from Revolutionary War Soldiers.

Story 20 1 page

"Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America.

Story 21 1 page

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Characters
  • Customers
Story Notes

Back cover. Ad, with response coupon, for selling greeting cards from Wallace Brown, Inc.