Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Episode #380 Part II: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated March 1965: Action Comics #322!

Action Comics 322, March 1965!


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ACTION COMICS 322, March 1965, was published on January 28, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.

- (12:11) THE COWARD OF STEEL (14 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by Al Plastino and lettered by Joe Letterese. This was Siegel's 53rd silver age Superman story we've covered in this podcast, and his 138th overall for the era.

- (33:21) THE PLANET OF OUTCASTS (14 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman and drawn by Jim Mooney.

- (50:58) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED MARCH 1965 PART III: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 148! At the end of the episode will be the ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS segment, where we will look at the other DC Comics titles which carried the March or March/April 1965 cover date, thanks to Mike's Amazing World Of Comics.

Then we will feature: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED APRIL 1965: PART I: SUPERMAN 176, PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 56, PART III, ACTION COMICS 323 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 84!

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1 comment:

  1. In your commentary of "The Coward of Steel", you wondered why the Superman Revenge Squad did just hit Superman with their Kryptonite ray from space, rather than use the "Cowardice Ray". I think their M.O. was to try, as much as possible to humiliate Superman, not just kill him.
    You also wondered why Clark Kent's clothes didn't burn up from friction, as the "non-super" Superman costume did. I seem to recall that Superman treated his Clark Kent clothes with chemicals making them friction-proof, so they wouldn't burn up if he had to use super-speed while dressed as Clark. Those chemicals were the reason his suits were usually blue, his shirts white and his tie red.

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