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Credits:
| Story | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #57/2; next in Adventure Comics #291/2; also in flashbacks)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #57/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #150/2)
- Lois Lane (next in Superman Vol. 1 #150/2)
- Perry White (next in Superman Vol. 1 #150/3)
Villain(s):
- Jan Dex (first appearance; a Durlan member of the Legion of Super-Outlaws in the 30th Century; also disguised as President John F. Kennedy)
- Zo-Gar (first appearance; a Durlan member of the Legion of Super-Outlawss in the 30th Century; also disguised as Premier Nikita Khrushchev)
Other Character(s):
- Sherlock Holmes (created by Superman's red kryptonite wish)
- Jor-El (created by Superman's red kryptonite wish)
- Lara Jor-El (created by Superman's red kryptonite wish)
- Jonathan Kent (created by Superman's red kryptonite wish)
- Martha Kent (created by Superman's red kryptonite wish)
- Air Force officers
- FBI agents
- reporters
Location(s):
- Fort Dixon
- Metropolis
- Rock Island
Comment(s):
- Superman is exposed to a crude statue originally made from three pieces of red kryptonite which first gives him the power to make wishes a temporary reality, then the power to shoot fire from his mouth when he talks, and finally the ability to read minds)
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Superman #3 (April 2007)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
Guest Star(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Danvers
- Edna Danvers
- Dick Malverne (next in issue #285)
Villain(s):
- Mister Mxyzptlk (next in World's Finest Comics #123)
Other Character(s):
- Rolf Von Holtz (first appearance; a famous movie director)
- Conway Tremaine (first appearance; a horror film writer)
- Jennie (first appearance; the Malverne family's maid)
- a Linda Lee robot
- Dr. Malverne (first appearance; next in issue #296/2)
- Mrs. Malverne (first appearance)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Supergirl, believing she was immune to all forms of kryptonite, not just green, exposes herself to six pieces of red kryptonite having the temporary effects of making her fat, then changes her to a "wolf girl," and then shrinks her to microscopic size, with the remaining three effects seen in the next issue.
- This story is continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Action Comics #360/4 (March-April 1968) [6 pages only]
- Supergirl Archives #2 ([December] 2003)
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age #1 (2017)