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Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #262

Mar 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“When Superman Lost His Powers!”

In "When Superman Lost His Powers!", Clark Kent finds himself powerless during a reporting trip to the Mexican jungle, mysteriously transported to a red sun planet where his abilities vanish. With the Planet staff relying on him, Superman must rely on wit and deception to keep morale high—faking feats to maintain the illusion of control. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Wayne Boring, with inks by Stan Kaye and letters by Joe Letterese, this classic tale features Curt Swan’s iconic cover art.

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writer Robert Bernstein · artist Wayne Boring · inker Stan Kaye · letterer Joe Letterese · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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inker Stan Kaye
letterer Joe Letterese
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Stan Kaye

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While in the Mexican jungle reporting on an Aztec tomb, the Planet staff is magically whisked to a red sun planet where Clark has no powers. Superman has to fake super feats to reassure the Planet staff that everything is under control.

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