Action Comics, #317
Published: October 1964
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Issue Contents:
The Rainbow Faces of Superman!
Characters
- Superman
- Lois Lane
- Lana Lang
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Smoking Is for Squares!
Storyline
Paulette Breen (winner of the Palisades Amusement Park's Miss American Teenager contest) tells Bob and his friends that girls don't like guys who smoke.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Superman's Rainbow Face!
Storyline
Red Kryptonite causes Superman's emotions to be reflected in the color of his face, which means that Clark must hide the changes from Lois.
Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Nor-Kan (death)
- Jimmy Olsen (as a trophy)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
"'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"
Characters
- L. C. Leprechaun
Story Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
"Tricksy will pull this car for one whole block..."
Characters
- Tricksy
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
"Tootsie Rolls go on and on..."
Story Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
"What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"
Credits
- Script: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
letters submitted by John Poskonka, Michele Valente, David Hamilton, John Deckert, Lynn Miller, Michael Settle, and Philip Duffy.
"UWRGTOCP DGEQOGU..."
Story Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Venus No. 2). Decoded message reads: "Superman becomes Batman's prisoner in the November World's Finest."
"Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."
"A radio playing at this time of night..."
Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Nothing else is Silly Putty!"
"Are Cheerioes your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"
The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!
Storyline
When Supergirl mistakes Lena Thorul's new boyfriend for an enemy agent she breaks up their romance. Upon finding out that she was mistaken, she has to get them back together.
Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El
- also appears as Linda Danvers]
- Lena Thorul
- Lex Luthor (villain)
- Fred Danvers
- Edna Danvers
- Jeff Colby
- Dick Malverne
Credits
- Script: Leo Dorfman
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Jim Mooney
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
In this story, Lena Thorul weds Jeff Colby, an FBI agent who once arrested Lex Luthor.
"I like chocolate fudge best!"
"Boys and girls!"
100 Magnets
Worth Rounding Up...
The Story of Lena Thorul
104 Fighting Kings' Knights
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
Credits
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
"Boys, girls, men, women..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.25
Story Notes
Back cover.