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ACTION COMICS #293
Cover Date: October 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-08-30
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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 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #64/2; due to exposure to red kryptonite, is temporarily split into two separate beings, a human Clark Kent and an inexperienced, self-centered Superman with no memory of their past, nor does he want to rejoin with Clark Kent; next in Superman Vol. 1 #157)
Guest Star(s):
- Krypto (in between Superman Vol. 1 #156 and #157/2)
- Supergirl (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #64; next in Superman Vol. 1 #157)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #64/3; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #37)
- Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #64/3; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #37)
Other Character(s):
- two astronomers
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Jor-El (statue)
- Lara Jor-El (statue)
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 Superman Vol. 1 #157; next in issue #294/2; also in flashback to her escape after the destruction of Argo City)
Guest Star(s):
- Circe (in flashback following Showcase #21 and preceding Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #40/3)
- Comet (origin revealed; formerly a centaur named Biron; in between issues #292/2 and #294/2; also in flashback to earliest chronological appearance)
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Danvers (in between issues #292/2 and #294/2)
- Edna Danvers (in between issues #292/2 and #294/2)
Villain(s):
- Maldor (first appearance; in flashback preceding Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #92)
- an evil soothsayer (first appearance; in flashback)
- an unidentified alien race (first appearance)
Guest Appearance(s):
Other Character(s):
- Mace Greede
- an unnamed ranch hand
- Matt Carver (first appearance)
Cameo Appearance(s):
Location(s):
- the Pacific World's Fair
- Supergirl Dude Ranch
Comment(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Action Comics #347/5 (March-April 1967)
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)
- Supergirl: The Silver Age #2 (2018)