Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #330

Cover Date: November 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-09-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Story: "The Strange "S" Spell on Superman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Lettering	Joe Letterese
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #40; next in Brave and the Bold #63; under the varying influence of red kryptonite, compelled to act as "Robin Hood" but only by stealing items starting with an "S;" also in flashback vignettes of earlier exposures to red kryptonite)

Guest Star(s):

Krypto (last in World's Finest Comics #151; next in Adventure Comics #343)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #61/2)

Villain(s):

Various unidentified criminals (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

a sculptor (first appearance; also in flashback)

citizens of Metropolis

Cameo Appearance(s):

Robin Hood (as a statue with red kryptonite)

Christopher Columbus (as a statue)

El Cid (as a statue)

John Smith (as a statue)

Location(s):

Angkor (in flashback)

Fortress of Solitude

Metropolis

Smallville (in flashback)

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Second Story: "Supergirl's Duel with Dr. Supernatural!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Leo Dorfman
Art	Jim Mooney
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between issues #329/2 and #331/2)

Villain(s):

Drang the Destroyer (now going by the name of Dr. Supernatural)

Dr. Supernatural's guards (first appearance of all)

Execution birds

Guest Appearance(s):

Superman (as seen in the first story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Lux (first appearance; a super-hero of the planet Gur)

Mask-Man (first appearance; a super-hero of an unidentified planet)

Multiple-Man (first appearance; a super-hero of an unidentified planet)

Strella (first appearance; a super-heroine of Planet Y and acquaintance of Supergirl's)

Surya (first appearance; a super-heroine of the Evolution World and acquaintance of Supergirl's; see Comments)

various unidentified super-heroes and heroines of different worlds

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Stanhope College (illusion)

Unidentified Space Sector(s)

Evolution World (first mentioned)

Gur (first mentioned)

Planet Y (first mentioned)

Purple Planet

Comment(s):

Surya's name was first presented as Sliyra. As the second and third versions are presented as Surya, that name will be used.

This story is continued from the previous issue and is continued in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)

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