Credits
Colorist(s):
?
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Character(s):
Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Daily Star; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll (villain); Butch Matson (villain); Senator Barrows (villain); Alex Greer (villain)
First Line:
A tireless figure races thru the night seconds count. . Delay means forfeit of an innocent life.
Synopsis:
Superman delivers a witness to the governor to stop an execution, then stops a wife-beater. Later Superman, as Clark Kent, goes out with Lois, but she earns the wrath of Butch Matson and Superman must save her. Finally, Clark is assigned a story on the South American republic of San Monte. He heads to Washington DC to find out who is behind Senator Barrows pushing legislation which will embroil the United States in a war in Europe by grabbing lobbyist Alex Greer and scaring the truth out of him.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
11.67
Notes:
Superman wears blue boots. Story continues in Action Comics #2.
Originally prepared for newspaper publication, cut up and repaged, most probably by Joe Shuster. Vin Sullivan, Sheldon Mayer, and Harry Lampert are often cited as having done the paste-up work based on their own claims.
Black shading used. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.