Action Comics , #334

Published: March 1966

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Story Featuring Supergirl

"Supergirl in an all-star collection of stories!"

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Mooney and Klein credits added by Nick Caputo.

The Supergirl from Krypton!

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.

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Krypton; Argo City; Midvale Orphanage

When Supergirl Met Jimmy Olsen

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Describes their meeting before Supergirl's existence revealed.

The Cave-Girl of Steel!

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Supergirl visits the stone age so that she can practice using her powers openly.

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Supergirl's First Romance!

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Supergirl is called upon by Lori Lemaris to help Atlantis from a disaster. There, she falls in love with a merboy, Jerro.

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2 pages from original removed by shrinking the original splash by a third, removing the original page 2, and removing the first and third tiers of the original page 3.

Supergirl's Super-Pet!

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Supergirl recovers a small Kryptonite meteor and unsuccessfully tries to find a chemical way to render it harmless. Later, Linda saves a stray orange cat from a dog. The cat follows her to the orphanage where Linda is given permission to keep him. Because of the white markings on his side, she calls him Streaky. Streaky discovers the piece of discarded Kryptonite, and receives super-powers from it. Streaky feeds some stray cats by tipping over a milk truck and chases off a bullying dog. Eventually his "meows" attract Supergirl and the two have some super-fun before Streaky's powers fade away.

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Supergirl's Two Sets of Parents

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Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude!

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Supergirl builds herself a secret Fortress of Solitude, but it is found by explorers who use the information to blackmail Supergirl into making them rich.

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2 pages from original removed by shrinking the splash page by a third and removing the original page 2 and the top two tiers of the original page 3.

The Three Super-Heroes!

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Supergirl is invited to the 30th century to join the Legion, but is rejected because Red Kryptonite has aged her beyond the limit for Legionnaires.

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Original pages 2 and 3 were cut. Some dialogue has been rewritten so that the Legion of Super-Heroes no longer claim to be the children of the Legion who knew Superboy. Third appearance of the Legion of Super Heroes.

Superboy Meets Supergirl!

Story Featuring Superboy

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Supergirl goes back into the past to meet Superboy, so he can have a super playmate.

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1 page cut by removing the middle tier of the original page 2 and the top two tiers of the original page 3 Writer credit confirmed from Martin O'Hearn. Ink credit confirmed from Pat Lang & Bob Hughes.

Story Featuring Supergirl

"Hooray for Supergirl!"

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Superman introduces his super-powered cousin to the world.

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single page excerpt

The Super-Steed of Steel!

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Supergirl encounters Comet for the first time.

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This is not the first appearance of Comet; see Adventure Comics #293 (February 1962).

The Origin of Super-Horse

Story Featuring Supergirl

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Second Smash Issue!

Story Featuring The Spectre

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house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #61, on sale January 25

Riddler on the Move

Story Featuring Batman

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house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #179, on sale January 20

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
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Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

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Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1959.