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Action Comics 270

ACTION COMICS #270

Cover Date: November 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-09-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Old Man of Metropolis!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsCurt Swan
InksJohn Forte
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Linda Lee (also in Superman's dream as Superwoman; last in issue #269/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21/2; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #49)
Perry White (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #21; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #49)

Other Character(s):

Kids from the Midvale Orphanage (Johnny and Mary named)
Mr. Dixon (in between issues #266/2 and #299/2)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Bizarro (in Superman's dream)
Jimmy Olsen (in Superman's dream)
Lana Lang (in Superman's dream)
Krypto (in Superman's dream)
Lex Luthor (in Superman's dream)
Lucy Lane (in Superman's dream)
the son and daughter of Jimmy Olsen and Lucy Lane (in Superman's dream)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude (in Superman's dream)
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Midvale
Midvale Orphanage

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #1 (August 1964)
Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006)
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)


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Second Story: "Supergirl's Busiest Day!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #278)

Guest Star(s):

Batman (last in Detective Comics #285; next in World's Finest Comics #113)
Krypto (in between Superman Vol. 1 #140 and #142)
Robin (last in Detective Comics #285; next in World's Finest Comics #113)

Supporting Character(s):

Jerro (in between issues #269/2 and #276/2)
Lori Lemaris (last in issue #269/2; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #52/3)
Ronal (last in issue #269/2; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #55/2)

Other Character(s):

Kids at the Midvale Orphanage (Frank Cullen named)
Vince Gordon (first appearance; a famous professional golfer; adopts Frank Cullen)
Kandorians
Linda Lee robot
Atlantean Protective Squad

Location(s):

Atlantis (Tritonis)
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Gotham City
Batcave
Wayne Manor
Midvale
Midvale Orphanage

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Supergirl's 16th birthday.

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #341/2 (September 1966)
Supergirl Archives #2 ([December] 2003)
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
Supergirl: The Silver Age #1 (2017)


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