Cover: Curt Swan & Neal Adams

Action Comics #373

Mar 1969 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“The Battle of the Super-Pets!”

In "The Battle of the Super-Pets!," Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney deliver a delightfully absurd twist on Superman's mythos, as Mr. Mxyzptlk unleashes a bizarre chain of chaos on Earth—turning people into Bizarros, resurrecting Supergirl’s long-dead parents, and even pushing her toward an unlikely marriage. With Curt Swan and Neal Adams bringing the surreal spectacle to life on the cover, this 1969 classic offers a rare, offbeat moment in the Man of Steel’s saga, all while keeping the tone firmly in the realm of playful, cosmic mischief.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker Jim Mooney · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Curt Swan, Neal Adams

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Full credits

writer Jerry Siegel

artist, inker Jim Mooney

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Neal Adams

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Mr. Mxyzptlk decides to pester Supergirl while Superman is away from Earth, so he first changes many people into Bizarros and then restores Supergirl's Kryptonian parents to life, before deciding that Supergirl should marry him.

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