Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #281

Cover Date: October 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-08-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff

Story: "The Man Who Saved Kal-El's Life!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Bernstein
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #7; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #29; also in flashbacks as baby Kal-El and Superboy)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Justice League of America #7; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #29)

Jor-El (in flashback following flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #189 and preceding flashback in New Adventures of Superboy #28; also in flashback following flashback in World's Finest Comics #146 and preceding flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #100)

Lara Jor-El (in flashback following flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #172 and preceding flashback in New Adventures of Superboy #28)

Villain(s):

Paul Pratt (first appearance; a thief using a matter transmitter / receiver)

Gerald Greer (first appearance; assistant to Professor Dunn, steals plans for a matter transmitter / receiver)

Other Character(s):

Professor Amos Dunn (first appearance)

Ramon (first appearance; a security guard)

Ted Mason (first appearance; a movie producer)

police officers in Hollywood and Metropolis

Cameo Appearance(s):

Babe Ruth (on a monitor)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813

Krypton

Kryptonopolis (in flashback)

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Hollywood, CA

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Smallville (in flashback)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #212 (December 1968)

Showcase Presents Superman #3 (April 2007)

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Second Story: "The Secret of the Time-Barrier!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	Jim Mooney
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between the previous issue and next issue)

Guest Star(s):

Krypto (in between issues #278/2 and #286)

Superman (in between the previous issue and next issue)

Villain(s):

Lesla-Lar (in between the previous issue and next issue)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians

villagers in 1692 (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude

The Bottle City of Kandor

Midvale

a settlement in 1692

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #360/3 (March-April 1968)

Supergirl Archives #2 ([December] 2003)

Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ([November] 2007)

Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([June] 2016)

Supergirl: The Silver Age #1 (2017)

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