Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Action Comics #269

Oct 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Truth Mirror!”

In "The Truth Mirror!", Lois Lane gets her hands on a mysterious mirror from her uncle—one that supposedly reveals a person's true nature. When she uses it to uncover Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent, the Man of Steel quickly turns the tables, planting doubt about the mirror's reliability. Written by Jerry Siegel and brought to life by Curt Swan’s crisp art and Stan Kaye’s inks, this 1960 classic features a cover by Swan and Kaye that captures the moment’s intrigue.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist Curt Swan · inker Stan Kaye · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Curt Swan

inker Stan Kaye

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Lois receives a magic mirror from her uncle that reveals a person's true nature. She uses it to find out Superman is really Clark Kent, but Superman then tricks her into believing that the mirror does not always work.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).