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{{issue
 
{{issue
|era_color=#ff8080
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|era=precrisis
|issue=''Action Comics'' #285
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|series=Action Comics|vol_no=1|issue_no=285
|image=[[Image:Action285.jpg|250px|Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein]]
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|story_no=2
|caption=''Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein''
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|image=[[File:Action285.jpg|250px|Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein]]
|era=Pre-Crisis
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|caption=Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein.
 
|story_title=The World's Greatest Heroine!
 
|story_title=The World's Greatest Heroine!
 
|previous=[[Superboy v1 93|''Superboy'' v1 #93]]: Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
 
|previous=[[Superboy v1 93|''Superboy'' v1 #93]]: Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
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|publication_date=[[December 28]], [[Legion Publication History/1950-1964|1961]]
 
|publication_date=[[December 28]], [[Legion Publication History/1950-1964|1961]]
 
|cover_date=February 1962
 
|cover_date=February 1962
|series_color=##ff8573 
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|writer=[[Jerry Siegel]]
|writers=[[Jerry Siegel]]
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|penciller=[[Jim Mooney]]
|pencillers=[[Jim Mooney]]
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|inker=Jim Mooney
|inkers=Jim Mooney
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|letterer=???
|letterers=???
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|colorist=???
|colorists=???
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|editor=[[Mort Weisinger]]
|editors=[[Mort Weisinger]]
 
 
|cover_artists=[[Curt Swan]], [[George Klein]]
 
|cover_artists=[[Curt Swan]], [[George Klein]]
 
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===Key Quotes and Catchphrases===
 
===Key Quotes and Catchphrases===
  
==Roll Call==
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===Roll Call===
===Legionnaires===
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====Legionnaires====
*[[Brainiac 5/Pre-Crisis|Brainiac 5]] (? panels)
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*[[Brainiac 5/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Brainiac 5]] (? panels)
*[[Cosmic Boy/Pre-Crisis|Cosmic Boy]] (? panels)
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*[[Cosmic Boy/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Cosmic Boy]] (? panels)
*[[Lightning Lad/Pre-Crisis|Lightning Lad]] (? panels)
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*[[Lightning Lad/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Lightning Lad]] (? panels)
*[[Saturn Girl/Pre-Crisis|Saturn Girl]] (? panels)
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*[[Saturn Girl/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Saturn Girl]] (? panels)
*[[Supergirl/Kara Zor-El/Pre-Crisis|Supergirl]] (? panels)
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*[[Supergirl/Kara Zor-El/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Supergirl]] (? panels)
*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Pre-Crisis|Superman]] (? panels)
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*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Superman]] (? panels)
  
<!--====Cameos====-->
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<!--=====Cameos=====-->
===Villains===
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====Villains====
 
*[[Infinite Monster]] (? panels)
 
*[[Infinite Monster]] (? panels)
  
===Supporting Characters===
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====Supporting characters====
 
*[[Dick Malverne]] (? panels)
 
*[[Dick Malverne]] (? panels)
 
*[[Edna Danvers]] (? panels)
 
*[[Edna Danvers]] (? panels)
 
*[[Fred Danvers]] (? panels)
 
*[[Fred Danvers]] (? panels)
 
*[[Jerro]] (? panels)
 
*[[Jerro]] (? panels)
*[[Lori Lemaris/Pre-Crisis|Lori Lemaris]] (? panels)
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*[[Lori Lemaris/Preboot#Pre-Crisis|Lori Lemaris]] (? panels)
  
===Other Characters===
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====Other characters====
*John F. Kennedy (? panels)
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*John F. Kennedy (? panels)
 
*Zor-El (? panels)
 
*Zor-El (? panels)
  
===Planets and Settings===
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====Planets and Settings====
  
===Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff===
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====Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff====
  
===Alien Wildlife===
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====Alien Wildlife====
  
  
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Superman-v1-Annual06.jpg|[[Superman v1 Annual 6|''Superman'' v1 Annual #6]]
 
file:Superman-v1-Annual06.jpg|[[Superman v1 Annual 6|''Superman'' v1 Annual #6]]
file:Action360.jpg|[[Action Comics 360|''Action Comics'' #360]]
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file:Action360.jpg|[[Action Comics v1 360|''Action Comics'' v1 #360]]
 
file:BestOfDC17.jpg|[[Best of DC 17|''The Best of DC'' #17]]
 
file:BestOfDC17.jpg|[[Best of DC 17|''The Best of DC'' #17]]
 
file:ShowcasePresentsSG2.jpg|[[Showcase Presents: Supergirl Vol 2|''Showcase Presents: Supergirl'' Volume 2]]
 
file:ShowcasePresentsSG2.jpg|[[Showcase Presents: Supergirl Vol 2|''Showcase Presents: Supergirl'' Volume 2]]
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*[[Legion Publication History/1950-1964|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 1950-1964]]
 
*[[Legion Publication History/1950-1964|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 1950-1964]]
 
*[[Legion Publication History/Series/Action Comics|Legion Publication History - Other issues of ''Action Comics'']]
 
*[[Legion Publication History/Series/Action Comics|Legion Publication History - Other issues of ''Action Comics'']]
*[[Chronology/Pre-Crisis|Pre-Crisis Chronology]]
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*[[Chronology/Preboot/Pre-Crisis|Pre-Crisis Chronology]]
 
*[[Legion Publication History/Index/Series#Action Comics|Quick index of links to other ''Action Comics'' issues]]
 
*[[Legion Publication History/Index/Series#Action Comics|Quick index of links to other ''Action Comics'' issues]]
  
  
 
{{Prevnext
 
{{Prevnext
|era=Pre-Crisis
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|era=precrisis
 
|series=Action Comics
 
|series=Action Comics
 
|issue_no=285
 
|issue_no=285
 
|prev_continuity=[[Superboy v1 93|''Superboy'' v1 #93]]
 
|prev_continuity=[[Superboy v1 93|''Superboy'' v1 #93]]
 
|next_continuity=[[Adventure Comics 293|''Adventure Comics'' #293]]
 
|next_continuity=[[Adventure Comics 293|''Adventure Comics'' #293]]
|prev_series=[[Action Comics 284|''Action Comics'' #284]]
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|prev_series=[[Action Comics v1 284|''Action Comics'' v1 #284]]
|next_series=[[Action Comics 286|''Action Comics'' #286]]
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|next_series=[[Action Comics v1 286|''Action Comics'' v1 #286]]
 
|prev_publication=[[Superman v1 Annual 4|''Superman'' v1 Annual #4]]
 
|prev_publication=[[Superman v1 Annual 4|''Superman'' v1 Annual #4]]
 
|next_publication=[[Adventure Comics 293|''Adventure Comics'' #293]]
 
|next_publication=[[Adventure Comics 293|''Adventure Comics'' #293]]

Latest revision as of 07:17, 21 October 2012

Action Comics v1 #285
Story 2

Preboot » Pre-Crisis
Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein
Cover artwork by Curt Swan and George Klein.
Story title The World's Greatest Heroine!
Previous story Superboy v1 #93: Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Next story Adventure Comics #293: The Legion of Super-Traitors!
Publication date December 28, 1961
Cover date February 1962
Creators
Writer Jerry Siegel
Penciller Jim Mooney
Inker Jim Mooney
Letterer ???
Colourist ???
Editor Mort Weisinger
Cover artist(s) Curt Swan, George Klein

The World's Greatest Heroine!

(? pages/? panels)

Synopsis

Key Quotes and Catchphrases

Roll Call

Legionnaires

Villains

Supporting characters

Other characters

  • John F. Kennedy (? panels)
  • Zor-El (? panels)

Planets and Settings

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

Alien Wildlife

Notes

Errors and Oddities

Easter Eggs

First appearances

Reboot Reference Kit

Other

Solicitation

Other Stories in this Issue

There is an additional Superman story that does not feature the Legion. Superman stars in Half A Superman!.

Reprints

The World's Greatest Heroine! has been reprinted in the following:

See also

  • Announcements
  • Previews
  • Reviews and Discussion


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