Cover: Curt Swan & Sheldon Moldoff

Action Comics #298

Mar 1963 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“Clark Kent, Coward!”

In "Clark Kent, Coward!", Lex Luthor’s desperate alliance with escaped Phantom Zone villains grants him temporary powers—only to backfire when they turn on him, setting a dangerous trap involving Gold Kryptonite aimed at Superman, Supergirl, and even Luthor himself. Written by Leo Dorfman and illustrated by Jim Mooney with inks by Mooney and lettering by Milt Snapinn, this 1963 Action Comics tale sees Luthor forced into an uneasy partnership with Superman to save Lena and stop the invaders. The cover by Curt Swan and Sheldon Moldoff captures the tension of a hero caught between two threats.

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writer Leo Dorfman · artist, inker Jim Mooney · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff

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writer Leo Dorfman

artist, inker Jim Mooney

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Luthor teams up with the escaped Phantom Zone villains, who give him super-powers, but they eventually turn on him and try to expose him, Supergirl, and Superman to Gold Kryptonite. In the end, Luthor helps to defeat the villains and then surrenders so that Superman can save his sister Lena from being trapped in Kandor.

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