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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
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Mort 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
- 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!
Credits:
| Story | Leo Dorfman |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Editing | Mort 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
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis
- Midvale
- Supergirl's Fortress of Solitude
- Earth
- 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.