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Action Comics #315

DC · Series began 1938 · August 1964

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Dates

Cover date: August 1964
On sale: June 25, 1964
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, Russ Heathinks: George Klein, Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney, Russ Heathletters: Ira Schnapp, Joe Letterese, Milt Snapinnscript: Leo Dorfman, Mort Weisinger

Stories

The Juvenile Delinquents from Space! · 13 pages
Two boys from a distant planet visit Earth and cause trouble because they don't understand Earth customs. Superman eventually convinces them to go home, but an escaped criminal has stowed away on their spaceship.
The Origin of Super-Horse · 0.33 pages
The Menace of Supergirl's Mother! · 9.67 pages
Edna Danvers is poisoned by a Kandorian creature and becomes evil. She disguises herself as a Kandorian scientist and lures Zor-El and Allura into a Kryptonite trap.

Publisher’s description

Two boys from the faraway world Alpha Centauri cause trouble for the planet Earth and Superman with their super-scientific technology! “THE MENACE OF SUPERGIRL’S MOTHER!” Edna Danvers' continuing grief over her separation from Supergirl, and her resentment of Zor-El and Alura, is spurred to its limits!

Reprinted in

Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Showcase Presents: Supergirl (2007), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016)