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ACTION COMICS #292
Cover Date: September 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-07-26
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #14; next in World's Finest Comics #128)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (last in Superman Vol. 1 #154/2; next in issue #294)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Supergirl (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #63; next in Superman Vol. 1 #156)
- Superman Emergency Squad (next in Superman Vol. 1 #156)
Other Character(s):
- Metropolis Prison guards
- Superman Robot X-63 (first appearance; destroyed by Luthor)
- Automs (first appearance; an alien race of robots; also in flashback)
- Astro (first appearance; Autom Model 4306, killed by Luthor, later restored by Superman using parts from Superman Robot X-63)
- an unidentified alien race (first appearance; in flashback; a human-like race that created the Automs, likely extinct)
- androids (first appearance; humanoid beings, created by the Automs as a servant race)
- Energy Hunters (first appearance; alien creatures resembling living lightning)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Benedict Arnold (statue)
- Blackbeard (statue)
- Nero (statue)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis
- Luthor's Lair
- Metropolis Prison
- Earth
- Unidentified Space Sector(s)
- an unidentified planet (first appearance; in flashback; original homeworld of the Automs)
- Roxar (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- Lex Luthor reveals Brainiac had given him pieces of his technology, such as a force field belt.
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Superman #3 (April 2007)
Credits:
| Story | Leo Dorfman |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Supergirl (last in Superman Vol. 1 #157; next in issue #293/2)
Guest Star(s):
- Comet (last in flashback in issue #293/2; next in issue #293/2)
- Streaky (last in Superman Vol. 1 #154; next in Adventure Comics #313)
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Danvers (in between issues #291/2 and #293/2)
- Edna Danvers (next in issue #293/2)
- Dick Malverne (in between issues #290/2 and #295/2)
Other Character(s):
- Mace Greede (first appearance; owner of the Supergirl Dude Ranch)
- an unnamed ranch hand (first appearance)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Krypto (in a dream)
Location(s):
- Midvale
- Supergirl Dude Ranch
Comment(s):
- Supergirl first meets Comet.
- This story occurs over the course of a few days.
- This story continues in the next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Action Comics #334/9 (March 1966)
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age #2 (2018)