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Issue Details

Issue #295
Published December 1962
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Superman Goes Wild!"

Characters Superman; Green Kryptonite
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Notes Inks: Previously credited to George Klein. Forte credit by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

13 page Superman story "Superman Goes Wild!"

Characters Superman; Phantom Zone; Mon-El; Jax-Ur; Perry White; Lana Lang; The Superman Revenge Squad (villains, including Vagu; Dixo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robots; Kandor; Green Kryptonite; The Superman Emergency Squad
Synopsis The Superman Revenge Squad uses a telepathic signal to hynotize Superman into doing evil deeds. He finally creates a ruse to convince the Squad he is mad, and unleashes the Superman Emergency Squad from Kandor to attack the Revenge Squad members, who destroy themselves.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Refers to "Lois Lane #29."

Half page Jerry The Jitterbug filler

Characters Jerry; Jerry's date
Synopsis Jerry's date trys grilling, frying, and boiling the same steak in her attempt to cook her first dinner.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page "Metropolis Mailbag"

Characters Supergirl; Superman
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Paul Hyman; Gregory Wood; Tiloa May; John Evans; John Keller; Sally Betancouit (sic); Ed Liberman, with an illustration.

Half page Varsity Vic filler

Characters Alan; Vic
Synopsis Vic buys a car with no brakes, but finds a unique way to stop it.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

13 page Supergirl story "The Girl With the X-Ray Mind!"

Characters Supergirl; Lena Thorul (Luthor's sister, re-intro); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Dr. Anton; Lex Luthor; Lex Luthor's parents (flashback)
Synopsis Lena demonstrates E.S.P. talents but is denied a job with the FBI, so Supergirl goes into the past to find more information on her to help her get the job. She finds Lena is really Lex Luthor's little sister and one of his experiments accidently gave her telepathic powers, which she uses in a plan to capture some crooks and prove she is worthy of an FBI position.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Notes Includes a flashback of Lex Luthor's origin as a criminal.
Reprinted in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-24 (May-June 1971); in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2