| Issue | #286 |
| Published | March 1962 |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Notes | Note 1: Statement of Ownership for 1961: Average Sales 485,000. Note 2: Arrival date: 25 January 1962. Both notes by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.) |
| Characters | Superman; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King; Brainiac; Lightning Lord; Electro; Lex Luthor |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Shelly Moldoff |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 |
| Characters | Lex Luthor; Saturn Queen; Brainiac; Electro; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King (all as the Legion of Super-Villains); Superman; Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; Krypto; Streaky; Titano; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude; Supergirl; Kandor; Superman Museum; The Jimmy Olsen Fanclub; Rava (Alien from planet Wexr II); Scout 627 (Alien from planet Wexr II) |
| Synopsis | Rava and his alien henchmen expose Superman to red kryptonite that will cause him to have nightmares. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Notes | Story continues in Action Comics #287, "Perry White's Manhunt for Superman!". |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Characters | Supergirl; Lex Luthor; Dick Malverne; Jerro; Garr Rindaz; green kryptonite; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Lori Lemaris |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Jim Mooney; Curt Swan (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4) |
| Inks | Jim Mooney; George Klein (Luthor's head, page 4, panel 4) |
| Notes | Swan/Klein credits by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.) |
| Reprinted | in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 |