Cover: Curt Swan & Sheldon Moldoff

Action Comics #335

Mar 1966 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“Luthor's First Victory Over Superman!”

In "Luthor's First Victory Over Superman!", Lois Lane’s rival Linda Danvers takes a shocking turn when she cheats her way to victory in the Miss Universe pageant—only to discover the real prize is a terrifying transformation into an interplanetary freak. Otto Binder and Jim Mooney deliver a bold, surreal twist on the classic beauty contest trope, with Curt Swan and Sheldon Moldoff’s iconic cover capturing the moment of high-stakes glamour and dread.

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writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Jim Mooney · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff

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Full credits

writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Jim Mooney

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Linda Danvers cheats to win the Miss Universe contest when she learns that the winner will be taken from Earth and forced to compete in an interplanetary beauty contest. She wins the Miss Cosmos contest as well, but the "prize" is to be transformed into an ugly freak.

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