Comic Title: Action Comics #348
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1967
On Sale Date: January 31, 1967 Newsstand Date January 31, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Justice League of America #52, Page 29

Copyright Date January 31, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967


Frequency: Monthly (semi-monthly, March)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Assistant Supergirl"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted In:
Supergirl:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #346; next appearance in Superman #195)

Other Character(s)

• Kara Strange (a robot; no further appearances)
• Inhabitants of Denek (in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Linda Danvers meets her new roommate, Kara Strange. The new girl quickly reveals that she is a robot from the planet Denek sent to aid Supergirl. Supergirl doesn't want the robot's help, but she doesn't send Kara away in order to prevent the aliens from taking offense. Instead Supergirl seeks to prove that the robot can't perform all her tasks.

Supergirl puts Kara through several tests. Despite Supergirl's best efforts, the robot proves to be her equal. Finally, Supergirl sends Kara to substitute for her in class. The robot soon returns, admitting that she was unable to fill in for Linda. The task she couldn't perform was to donate blood, and Kara leaves Earth after her failure. The real Linda wouldn't be able to donate blood either due to her invulnerable skin, but the robot didn't know that.