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Action Comics 314

ACTION COMICS #314

Cover Date: July 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-05-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff


Story: "The Day Superman Became the Flash!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtAl Plastino
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #78/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #171; appears in flashbacks to Krypton as well as computer forecasted appearances as heroes of worlds other than Earth that he might have been sent to as a baby)

Guest Star(s):

Justice League of America:
Aquaman (in between Aquaman Vol. 1 #16 and #17)
Atom (last in Atom #13/2; next in Brave and the Bold #55)
Batman (last in World's Finest Comics #142; next in Detective Comics #329)
Flash II (last in Justice League of America #28; next in Flash Vol. 1 #146)
Green Arrow (in between Justice League of America #28 and #31)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in a video-recording)
Lara Jor-El (in a video-recording)

Other Character(s):

Zhan-Zar (a scientist on Krypton; in flashback)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Xannians (first appearance; computer projection)
Valairians (first appearance; computer projection)
Kal-El's father on Saruun (first appearance; computer projection)
villagers on Ntann (first appearance; computer projection)
Kal-El's mother and father on Gangor (first appearance; computer projection)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Unidentified Space Sectors (computer generated projections of the following worlds):
Gangor (first appearance; on this world Kal-El gains powers similar to the Flash, but dies)
Ntann (first appearance; on this world Kal-El becomes a hero similar to Green Arrow)
Saruun (first appearance; on this world Kal-El becomes "the Diro;" similar to Batman)
Valair (first appearance; on this world Kal-El becomes a hero similar to Aquaman)
Xann (first appearance; on this world Kal-El becomes "Birdman;" similar to the Atom)

Comment(s):

The concept of "Superman as the One-Man JLA" was revisited in August-September 1999's Superman Vol. 2 #147, Adventures of Superman #570, Action Comics #757, Superman: The Man of Steel #92.

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #8 (November-December 1980)

Solicitation:

Superman is summoned by fellow members of the Justice League to view a videotape that has come into their possession. What is on this tape will shake Superman to his core!


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Second Story: "Supergirl's Tragic Ordeal!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
ArtJim Mooney
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (also in flashbacks)

Supporting Character(s):

Fred Danvers (last in issue #310/2)
Edna Danvers
Dick Malverne
Alura Zor-El (also in flashbacks)
Zor-El (also in flashbacks)
Lena Thorul

Villain(s):

liquid fire creatures (first appearance; an alien species)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians
Supergirl Emergency Squad
Dar-Lin (first appearance)
a Kandorian healer
Supergirl Robot SG4

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback)
Argo City (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude:
The Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis
Midvale
Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude
Survival Zone (in flashback)

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Supergirl #2 ([December] 2008)
Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus #2 (2018)

Solicitation:

Alura is on Kandor, wasting away due to the heartbreak of being away from her daughter, Supergirl.


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