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Issue Details

Issue #287
Published April 1962
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Arrival date: 2/27/1962

Cover Details - "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman!"

Characters Superman; Perry White; Krypto
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Shelly Moldoff
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3

12 page Superman story "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; the Superman Revenge Squad; Lois Lane; Krypto; Perry White; Rava (Alien from planet Wexr II); Scout 627 (Alien from planet Wexr II); a statue of Lightning Lord; green kryptonite; Jimmy Olsen Fan Club; Matter Eater from the Interplanetary Zoo
Synopsis Superman must overcome the effects of Red Kryptonite which is giving him nightmares and stop Rava and the Superman Revenge Squad.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Continued from previous issue. Script: Info by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3

1 page Chief Hot Foot filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Little Pete filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

14 page Supergirl story "Supergirl's Greatest Challenge!"

Characters Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lois Lane; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Whizzy (descendant of Streaky); Positive Man; Chameleon Men [also appear disguised as Legionnaires]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Streaky
Synopsis Supergirl helps out Legionnaires; then defeats Chameleon Men imposters
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes The real Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, and Triplicate Girl do not appear in this story, only their Chameleon Men impostors.
Reprinted in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 (March 1969); in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #496 (February 1983); in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2

1 page Little Pete filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff