Comic Title: Action Comics #284
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1962
On Sale Date: November 30, 1961 Newsstand Date November 30, 1961
Source: House Ad, Superboy #94, Page 30

Copyright Date November 30, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Newsstand Date November 30, 1961
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V16 #9

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Strange Bodies of Supergirl"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted In:
Action Comics #360 (1968)
Supergirl Archives Vol. 2 HC (2004)
Showcase Presents Supergirl Vol. 2 TPB (2009)
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 #283; next appearance in Superman #150)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #283; next appearance in Adventure Comics #291)
• Fred Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #283; next appearance in Action Comics #285)
• Edna Danvers (last appearance in Action Comics #283; next appearance in Action Comics #285)
• Jerro (last appearance in Action Comics #278; next appearance in Action Comics #285)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Lori Lemaris (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #28; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #31)

Other Character(s)

• Some carnival patrons and some Air Force personnel (no further appearances)
• Lenora Lemaris (Lori’s sister; next appearance in Action Comics #285)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Krypto (in a hallucination)

Comments:
This story is continued from the second story of Action Comics #283.

Synopsis:
Supergirl continues to be affected by Red Kryptonite to which she has been exposed. She grows a second head that has no memory of her identity. Since she is at a carnival, she is mistaken for a side-show freak. After the effect passes, Linda has a hallucination in which everyone she looks at dies. She is relieved when it passes, and she realizes it was only a dream.

Finally Supergirl grows a mermaid tail and travels to Atlantis to be reunited with Jerro. Lori Lemaris’ sister Lenora is jealous of Supergirl and runs off. The Girl of Steel is forced to follow her and rescue her from being grabbed by some giant hands.

The final effects pass and Supergirl is restored to normal. She realizes her temporary invulnerability to Green Kryptonite has passed as well. Superman returns from the future and explains that Mxyzptlk was responsible for her immunity. Finally, he tells her that he plans on revealing her existance to the world.