Action Comics #317
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- October 1964
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/18650
Credits
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
Issue contents
Cover
The Rainbow Faces of Superman!
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Genre
- Advocacy
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (DC, 1960 series) #26 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #146 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #80 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #116 (October 1964) — Smoking is for Squares!
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #52 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #201 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #85 (October-November 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #332 (October 1964) — Smoking is for Squares!
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The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #56 (October-November 1964) — Smoking Is for Squares!
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Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #149 (October 1964) — Smoking is for Squares!
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The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #15 (October-November 1964) — Smoking is for Squares!
Synopsis
Paulette Breen (winner of the Palisades Amusement Park's Miss American Teenager contest) tells Bob and his friends that girls don't like guys who smoke.
Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Nor-Kan (death); Jimmy Olsen (as a trophy)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Al Plastino
Synopsis
Red Kryptonite causes Superman's emotions to be reflected in the color of his face, which means that Clark must hide the changes from Lois.
3Featuring
- Feature
- L. C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
4"Tricksy will pull this car for one whole block..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Tricksy
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Tricksy
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
5Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "Superman's Rainbow Face!"
6Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Pop
7Featuring
- Feature
- Metropolis Mailbag
Credits
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
letters submitted by John Poskonka; Michele Valente; David Hamilton; John Deckert; Lynn Miller; Michael Settle; Philip Duffy
8"UWRGTOCP DGEQOGU..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Supermen of America
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Membership application form for the Supermen of America; also includes message in secret code (Code Venus No. 2). Decoded message reads: "Superman becomes Batman's prisoner in the November World's Finest."
9"Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
10"A radio playing at this time of night..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
11Featuring
- Feature
- Silly Putty
12Featuring
- Feature
- Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
13Featuring
- Feature
- Supergirl
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lena Thorul; Lex Luthor (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Jeff Colby; Dick Malverne
Credits
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Art
- Jim Mooney
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #22 ([June 1965?]) — The Great Supergirl Double-Cross
-
The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #166 (August-September 1974) — The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!
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Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #16 ([October 1975]) — The Great Supergirl Double-Cross
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Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #16 ([October 1975])
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Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008) — The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!
Synopsis
When Supergirl mistakes Lena Thorul's new boyfriend for an enemy agent she breaks up their romance. Upon finding out that she was mistaken, she has to get them back together.
Notes
In this story, Lena Thorul weds Jeff Colby, an FBI agent who once arrested Lex Luthor.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
15Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
16Featuring
- Feature
- 100 Magnets
17Featuring
- Feature
- How's Trix?; Trix
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
18Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Author
- Letters
- typeset
19Featuring
- Feature
- 104 Kings' Knights
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
20Featuring
- Feature
- Revolutionary War Soldiers
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
21Featuring
- Feature
- Wallace Brown, Inc.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
22Featuring
- Feature
- 100 Toy Soldiers
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.