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Action Comics 318

ACTION COMICS #318

Cover Date: November 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-09-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Death of Luthor! (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #32)

Villain(s):

Brainiac (last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #172; next in World's Finest Comics #149)
Lex Luthor (last in flashback in issue #332)
four unidentified alien villains (first appearance of all)
Living Lake (first appearance; a giant Lexorian jellyfish)

Other Character(s):

Prison guards
Ardora (marries Lex Luthor; last in Superman Vol. 1 #168)
Lar Than (first appearance; a prosecutor)
Vel Quennar (first appearance; Superman's defense attorney)
Garn Abu (first appearance; a Lexorian defense attorney)
Lexorians

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Unidentified Space Sector
Lexor

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #27 (August 1982)

Solicitation:

Lex Luthor escapes from prison to the red sun of Lexor! Superman must follow him there knowing his powers will be of no use under the red sun!


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Second Story: "Supergirl Goes to College" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between Adventure Comics #325 and #326)

Guest Star(s):

Super-Monkey (last in Adventure Comics #322; next in Superman Vol. 1 #176)
Comet (in between issues #314/2 and #321/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Fred Danvers
Edna Danvers
Dick Malverne

Villain(s):

Donna Storm (first appearance; president of the Alpha Lambda sorority)

Other Character(s):

Students and faculty at Stanhope College (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Midvale
Stanhope College (first appearance)

Comment(s):

A few months passes between Linda Danvers' high school graduation and enrollment at Stanhope College.

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #17 (October 1981)
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)

Solicitation:

Linda Danvers graduates Midvale High School and goes to Stanhope College on a scholarship.


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