Comic Title: Superman #170
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1964
On Sale Date: May 7, 1964 Copyright Date May 7, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted In:
Superman in the Sixties TPB (1999)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Superman #167)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #47)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Superman #167)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #47)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Action Comics #312)

Guest Appearance(s)

• John F. Kennedy (last appearance in Action Comics #309; no further appearances)
• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Action Comics #309)
• Jimmy Olsen Fan Club (last appearance in Action Comics #309; next appearance in Action Comics #312)

Other Character(s)

• A group of exchange students (no further appearances)
• Various American youths (no further appearances)
• The Supergirl Fan Club (next appearance in Superman #176)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• John Glenn (in a photograph)

Comments:
This story was originally planned for Superman #168, but was shelved when President Kennedy was shot. At the urging of President Johnson, the story was published to promote the physical fitness program championed by the late president.

This story takes place chronologically after the first story of Action Comics #309 in which President Kennedy learns Superman's secret identity and Kennedy's death in November, 1963.

Synopsis:
Superman rescues a group of exchange students trapped by an avalanche. The students are in poor physical condition, prompting President Kennedy to ask Superman to help with the national physical fitness program. Superman then travels around the country promoting fitness to American youth.

Perry White forces the staff of the Daily Planet to join the fitness program. Clark must pretend to be out of shape to keep up his secret identity. While hiking, the staff gets trapped, but Clark rescues them. The others think his newfound strength is derived from the fitness program, instead of his super powers.