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Action Comics 277

ACTION COMICS #277

Cover Date: June 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-04-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Conquest of Superman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsCurt Swan
InksJohn Forte
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #5; next in second story this issue; also in Luthor's dream)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #146; also in Luthor's dream)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in World's Finest Comics #117; next in Superman Vol. 1 #146)
Luthor's gang

Other Character(s):

Superman Robots
soldiers guarding Fort Knox

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in Luthor's dream)
Perry White (in Luthor's dream)
Julius Caesar (as a statue)
Attila the Hun (as a statue)
Genghis Khan (as a statue)
Captain Kidd (as a statue)
Al Capone (as a statue)

Location(s):

Fort Knox, KY
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
Daily Planet (in Luthor's dream)
Luthor's Lair

Comment(s):

Despite the splash page, Luthor does not create "yellow kryptonite" as all the synthetic kryptonites he created were fakes.

Story Reprinted in:

80 Page Giant Magazine #11 (June 1965)
Best of DC #16 (September 1981)
Showcase Presents Superman #3 (April 2007)
Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years ([December] 2015)


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Second Story: "The Battle of the Super-Pets!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between issues #276/2 and #278)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Detective Comics #292)
Super-Monkey (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #142; next in Adventure Comics #293)
Krypto (last in issue #276/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #147/2)
Streaky (in between issues #271/2 and #279/2)

Other Character(s):

the Mayor of Metropolis
Mr. Galloway (first appearance; Linda Lee's arts and crafts teacher)
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (first appearance of both; a couple considering adopting Linda Lee)
a Linda Lee robot

Cameo Appearance(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (in a photograph)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Midvale
Unidentified Space Sector
an unidentified planetoid (first appearance; headquarters of the Interplanetary Multi-Dimensional Practical Jokers Club)

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #373 (March 1969)
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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