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Superman Vol 1 17

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"Man or Superman?": Lois begins to entertain her long-term suspicion that Clark Kent is Superman. She tests her theory by putting both herself and Clark in danger, from the saboteur known as the Talon. By using his super-speed Superman is able to make it appear to Lois as if he and Clark are in

Superman #17 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1942. It was published on May 5, 1942.

Synopsis for "Man or Superman?"

Lois begins to entertain her long-term suspicion that Clark Kent is Superman. She tests her theory by putting both herself and Clark in danger, from the saboteur known as the Talon. By using his super-speed Superman is able to make it appear to Lois as if he and Clark are in the same place at the same time.

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  • subway trains


Synopsis for "The Human Bomb"

A series of strange robberies take place around Metropolis by men wearing bomb vests, who unhesitatingly blow themselves up if their demands are not met. Superman discovers it's the work of a hypnotist, kidnapping innocent civilians and brainwashing them to become "human bombs" that commit his robberies. When he tries to turn Lois into one of his bombs, Superman is forced to commit a train robbery to save her. He returns with the entire train to the hypnotist's base. However, it was a trick, as government guards step off the train ready to make arrests! Enraged, the hypnotist attacks Superman, who counters with one knockout punch, which frees all the human bombs from the mind control.

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Synopsis for "Muscles for Sale"


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Synopsis for "When Titans Clash"

In early February 1942, Luthor is sentenced to death in the electric chair, but the criminal genius has prepared for this event, and instead of killing him, the electrical energy restores Luthor's artificial superpowers. Laughing maniacally, he smashes his way out of the prison, eludes Superman, gathers his henchmen, and robs the Elkhart Express on the outskirts of Metropolis. Superman shows up; he and Luthor duke it out inconclusively; Luthor escapes.

The next day, Luthor in a fake beard, posing as Carlyle Allerton, prominent authority on ancient stones and their mystic powers, easily dupes Superman into handing over the Powerstone. This immediately saps most of Superman's power, into Luthor, who now can also grow to giant size. So can his clothes. Superman remains invulnerable enough to survive being smacked with a steel bridge but has trouble crawling out from under it.

Next day, Lois & Clark blunder into Luthor's gang's hideout, an abandoned factory; Kent is tossed into a pit, gets lucky, climbs out, changes clothes, bluffs his way past Luthor's gang, frees Lois, and confronts Luthor, whom he dupes into dropping the Powerstone. Superman quickly grabs the stone, frees Lois, frees Luthor's hostages, and rescues Luthor's gang, as Luthor cravenly blows up the factory to cover his own escape.

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