CATALOG RECORD
Action Comics #340
first appearance of The Parasite
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Parasite (Raymond Maxwell Jensen) — first appearance, origin
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1966
- On sale
- June 30, 1966
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Curt Swan, Al Plastino, Jim Mooneyinks: George Klein, Al Plastino, Jim Mooneyletters: Ira Schnapp, Joe Letteresescript: Jim Shooter, E. Nelson Bridwell
Stories
- Power of the Parasite! · 14 pages
Exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Jensen becomes the Parasite, who has the ability to absorb energy from all living beings, including Superman.
- The Supergirl Identity Hunt! · 9.64 pages
The Fact-Finder, a professional blackmailer, has deduced that Supergirl was once associated with the Midvale Orphanage, and he uses the opportunity of a reunion there to try and figure out her secret identity.
Publisher’s description
After being exposed to radioactive waste, lab worker Raymond Jensen becomes the villainous Parasite!
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LaneKara Zor-ElSupergirlPerry WhiteRaymond Maxwell JensenDick MalverneThe Parasite
Reprinted in
The Best of DC (1979), Superman Supacomic (1959), Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (2016)