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Issue Details

Issue #305
Published October 1963
Frequency monthly
Cover Price [0.12 USD]
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes There is no price on either the cover or in the indicia; however surrounding issues and contemporary issues were all 12 cents.

Cover Details - "Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!"

Characters Superman; Gold Kryptonite
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein

14 page Superman story "Why Superman Needs A Secret Identity!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Green Kryptonite; Lana Lang; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Chief Parker; Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robots; Lois Lane; Kandor; Gold Kryptonite; Ed Lacy (villain); Benny the Blaster (villain)
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Imaginary stories within a framing story.

1 page Super-Turtle filler

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

11 page Supergirl story "The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!"

Characters Supergirl; Karen Blair; Dick Malverne; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); Allura (flashback); Superman (flashback); Fortress of Solitude
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
Inks Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
Notes Establishes the date of Supergirl's arrival on Earth as May 18th; John Forte added as artist/inker of some panels by Jim Walker, 20th March 2010
Reprinted in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2