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Action Comics 333

ACTION COMICS #333

Cover Date: February 1966
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-12-23

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "Superman's Super-Boo-Boos!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtAl Plastino
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (next in issue #335)

Supporting Character(s):

Ardora (next in issue #335)
Jimmy Olsen (next in issue #335)
Perry White (next in issue #335)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (next in issue #335)
Luthor's henchmen (next in issue #335)
Tom Vance (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Venus
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
an unidentified planet
Lexor (on a view screen)

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the previous issue and is continued in issue #335.


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Second Story: "The Duel Between Superwoman and Superboy!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtJim Mooney
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superwoman (Kara Zor-El / Carole Zorelle; also poses as "Tir-An," a fictional prisoner in the Phantom Zone)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (also poses as "Van-Dal," a fictional prisoner in the Phantom Zone)

Villain(s):

Superboy (Kal-El / Cal Ellis; loses powers and hypnotized to forget his past)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Kean and his wife (first appearance of both; adopts "Cal Ellis")
Diane (first appearance; a girl at the orphanage)
Stan (first appearance; a boy at the orphanage)
two Superwoman Robots (including X-21; both destroyed)

Cameo Appearance(s):

The Invisibles (in flashback)

Location(s):

Earth-332 (see Comments)
Fortress of Solitude
Midvale
Midvale Orphanage
Metropolis
Metropolis Detective Agency

Comment(s):

This is an "Imaginary" Story, involving Supergirl reaching Earth before Superman. It was retroactively said to have occurred on "Earth-332" which was identified in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)
This story is continued from the previous issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)


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