Comic Title: Action Comics #282
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1961
On Sale Date: September 28, 1961 Newsstand Date September 28, 1961
Source: House Ad, Superman #149, Page 10

Copyright Date September 28, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Supergirl of Tomorrow"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Supergirl (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted In:
Supergirl Archives Vol. 2 HC (2004)
Showcase Presents:Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB (2008)
Supergirl:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Supergirl:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #281; next appearance in Action Comics #283)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #282; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #57)
• Fred Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #279; next appearance in Action Comics #283)
• Edna Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #280; next appearance in Action Comics #283)
• Dick Malverne (previously Dick Wilson; last appearance in Action Comics #256; next appearance in Action Comics #283)

Villain(s)

• Lesla-Lar (last appearance in Action Comics #281; next appearance in Action Comics #297)
• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #28; next appearance in Adventure Comics #293)
• Mr. Mxyzptlk (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #29; next appearance in Action Comics #283)
• The All-Seeing Eye and the Clan of Censors (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Gizmak-Ral and the Unconquerables (a resistance group; no further appearances)
• Two Kandorians policemen (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jerro (appears in Supergirl’s thoughts)
• Brainiac 5 (appears in Supergirl’s thoughts)

Synopsis:
Supergirl uses a time-machine, modeled after the one used by the Legion of Super-Heroes, to travel into the future where her powers return. There, she aids a resistance movement defeat an evil dictator who is trying to destroy all books. After completing her mission, Supergirl returns to the present, and her powers disappear again.

While at the beach with her foster-parents, Linda meets Dick Malverne, formerly Dick Wilson, a boy from the Midvale Orphanage. After spending the day with her new beau, Linda tries to dispose of her Supergirl costume forever, but her power mysteriously return. Strangely, she is also now immune to Kryptonite.

Lesla-Lar tries to remove Linda’s powers again using her special ray, but it has no effect. She is soon arrested by Kandorian police, leaving her partner, Lex Luthor, to remain in prison.

The return of Linda’s powers are the result of Mxyzptlk’s magic, as he was pulling a prank on Superman by giving an ordinary girl super-powers. Little did the imp know that that ordinary girl was Supergirl.