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Issue Details

Issue #273
Published February 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted In Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

10 page Superman story "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jor-El (statue; cameo); Lara (statue; cameo); Fortress of Solitude; Jimmy Olsen (robot)
Synopsis After yet another round of pranks from Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman travels to the fifth dimensional world where Mxyzptlk lives to perform pranks on him.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #218 (July 1969); in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

13 page Supergirl story "The Supergirl of Two Worlds!"

Characters Superman; Supergirl; Marvel Maid; Marvel Man; Fortress of Marvels; Lex Luthor (etching of face); Krypto (statue); Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robots; Green Kryptonite; Supergirl Robots
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Notes Story continued from Action Comics #272
Reprinted in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Linda Lee filler "Pick a New Hair Style for Linda (Supergirl) Lee!"

Characters Linda Lee [Supergirl]
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1