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Action Comics 308

ACTION COMICS #308

Cover Date: January 1964
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-11-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "Superman Meets the Goliath-Hercules!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtAl Plastino
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #74/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #167)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #45; next in Superman Vol. 1 #170)
Lewis Lang (last in issue #298; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #81/2)

Villain(s):

King of Thebes of a parallel Earth (first appearance)
his advisers (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Hercules of a parallel Earth (first appearance;resembles Goliath)
Jason of a parallel Earth (first appearance; resembles David of "David vs. Goliath" fame)
Ben-Hur of a parallel Earth (first appearance)

Location(s):

Earth
somewhere in the Middle East
a parallel Earth (first appearance; no designation given)
somewhere in the Middle East

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Superman #4 (September 2008)


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Second Story: "The Super-Tot from Nowhere!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in issue #307/2; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #75/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Fred Danvers (in between issues #307/2 and #310/2)
Edna Danvers (in between issues #307/2 and #310/2)
Dick Malverne (in between issues #306/2 and #309/2)

Other Character(s):

Candy (first appearance; a young girl who gains super powers after eating Kryptonian foods, also susceptible to the effects of red kryptonite)
her mother and father (first appearance of both)
Kandorians

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Midvale
an unidentified "jungle country"

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)


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