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Action Comics 273

ACTION COMICS #273

Cover Date: February 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-12-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtAl Plastino
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #50/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #143)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (last in World's Finest Comics #113; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #52/3)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis
children at the Smallville Orphanage
inhabitants of Zrfff

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-El (statue)
Lara Jor-El (statue)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
Smallville
Zrfff

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #218/2 (July 1969)
Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006)


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Second Story: "The Supergirl of Two Worlds!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #51/2)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in issue #272/2; next in World's Finest Comics #115)

Other Character(s):

children and staff at Midvale Orphanage
a Linda Lee robot
Superman Robots
Supergirl Robots
Marvel Maid of Terra (Lea Lindy; next in The Green Lantern #9)
Marvel Man of Terra (Ken Clark; last appearance)
other citizens of Terra

Cameo Appearance(s):

Krypto (monument)
Lex Luthor (engraved picture)
Cynthia of Terra (in flashback)
her mother (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
Midvale
Midvale Orphanage
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Terra
Fortress of Marvels
Macropolis
an unidentified "prehistoric" planet (on a view screen)

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Supergirl Archives #2 ([December] 2003)
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2017)


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