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ACTION COMICS #294
Cover Date: November 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-09-27
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #15; next in issue #293/2)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (last in issue #292; next in World's Finest Comics #129; also in flashback)
- Diamond Man (first appearance; an android transformed by Luthor; destroyed)
- Kryptonite Man (first appearance; an android transformed by Luthor; destroyed)
- Leadman (first appearance; an android transformed by Luthor; destroyed)
- Dynos (first appearance; massive flying insectlike creatures that feed on the Automs)
Other Character(s):
- Automs (last in issue #292; some killed by Dynos; also in flashbacks)
- Automs' android slaves (last in issue #292)
- various unidentified aliens from different worlds (first appearance of all)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Brainiac (bust sculpture)
- Jax-Ur (bust sculpture)
- Mister Mxyzptlk (bust sculpture)
- Saturn Queen (bust sculpture)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Superman #4 ([September] 2008)
Credits:
| Story | Leo Dorfman |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Supergirl (last in issue #293/2; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #38/2; also in flashback to her escape after the destruction of Argo City)
Guest Star(s):
- Comet (formerly a centaur named Biron; in between issues #292/2 and #300/2; also in flashback to earliest chronological appearance)
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Danvers (in between issues #293/2 and #295/2)
- Edna Danvers (in between issues #293/2 and #295/2)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Superman (last in issue #293/2; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #36)
Other Character(s):
- Mr. Von Lutz (first appearance; a movie director)
- Liz Gaynor (first appearance; a famous actress; buys Comet from the movie studio)
- Mace Greede
- an unnamed ranch hand
- Matt Carver
- cast and crew of the movie Superhorse and the Amazon Queen (first appearance of all)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Circe (in flashback)
- an unidentified alien race (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Fortress of Solitude
- Supergirl Dude Ranch
- a jungle island, east of Africa
Comment(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age #2 (2018)