Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein

Action Comics #305

Oct 1963 · DC · [0.12 USD]

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“Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!”

In "Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!", a heartfelt story from 1963, Supergirl faces a personal crisis when Karen Blair, still grieving her father's death and her brother's injury, blames her for a tragedy she didn't cause. Written by Leo Dorfman and illustrated by Jim Mooney and John Forte, with inks by both, the issue explores the weight of identity and the cost of misunderstanding. Curt Swan and George Klein deliver the cover, capturing the emotional tension of a moment that challenges the very idea of heroism.

writer Leo Dorfman · artist, inker Jim Mooney · artist, inker John Forte · cover Curt Swan, George Klein

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Full credits

writer Leo Dorfman

artist, inker Jim Mooney

artist, inker John Forte

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks George Klein

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Karen Blair hates Supergirl because she believes that the rocket that brought Supergirl to Earth caused an accident that killed her father and crippled her brother. Supergirl is finally able to prove that she was not responsible.

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