Issue Details

Issue	#275
Published	April 1961
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Menace of Red and Green Kryptonite!"

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

13 page Superman story "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Brainiac (villain); Red Kryptonite; Green Kryptonite; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Buzz Windrow; King and Queen of Rurtainia; Fortress of Solitude
Synopsis	Braniac travels to Earth to steal some aluminum and also to test his new ray on Superman, a ray which is combined Red and Green Kryptonite. The new ray makes Superman act strangely, forcing him to always wear a hat while performing super deeds.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Coleman
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	in Superman (Signet Books, 1966 series) #D2966 (May 1966); in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

13 page Supergirl story "Ma and Pa Kent Adopt Supergirl!"

Characters	Supergirl; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superman; Lex Luthor; Bob Benson; Squawky the Super-Parrot
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney
Notes	a dream story
Reprinted	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #1 (August 1964); in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1