Comic Title: Action Comics #373
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1969
On Sale Date: January 7, 1969 Newsstand Date January 7, 1969
Source: House Ad, Angel and the Ape #3, Page 31

Newsstand Date January 7, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #71

Copyright Date January 7, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969


Frequency: Monthly (semi-monthly, March)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: Mort Weisinger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled Giant #G-57.

Title: "The Bride of Mr. Mxyzptlk"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #291 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #35; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #63)

Supporting Character(s)

• Fred Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #289; next appearance in Action Comics #292)
• Edna Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #290; next appearance in Action Comics #292)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Mxyzptlk (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #65)

Other Character(s)

• Zor-El (no appearance)
• Allura (no appearance)
• Two bomber pilots (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Superman (in flashback to Action Comics #285)

Comments:
Supergirl’s origin is retold briefly in flashback.

Zor-El and Allura appear in this story as magical constructs of Mr. Mxyzptlk.

Synopsis:
Mxyzptlk returns to Earth to plague Supergirl. First, he changes everyone in New York into a Bizarro, then he falls in love with Supergirl. To make her happy, the imp brings Zor-El and Alura back with his magic. Kara now has two sets of parents who fight over her.

Zor-El agrees to allow Mxyzptlk to marry his daughter, but instead slips him Kryptonian Truth Serum, forcing the imp to say his name backwards. When Mxyzptlk disappears back to the 5th dimension, Zor-El and Alura disappear as well since they existed only with the power of Mxyzptlk’s magic. The world forgets the events that happened while under Mxyzptlk’s influence, but Supergirl remembers that her parents were briefly restored to life.