Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Character(s):
Superman [Clark Kent]; Steve Lombard; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis:
Football quarterback Steve Lombard takes drugs which cause him to turn invisible and release energy blasts. Superman takes him for a run on the Cosmic Treadmill until he uses up all his extra energy. His football career over, Lombard considers a career in sports journalism.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
11
Notes:
The other football players mentioned -- Fox, Broome, Bates, Maggin, and Pasko -- are names from Julius Schwartz' stable of writers, i.e., Gardner Fox, John Broome, Cary Bates, Elliot S! Maggin, and Marty Pasko. Also, incidental characters Curt and Murphy are named after classic Superman artists Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson.