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The Best of DC Vol 1 6

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"Clark Kent's Masquerade as Superman!": This story is reprinted from Action Comics #331.

The Best of DC #6 is an issue of the series The Best of DC (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1980. It was published on April 10, 1980.

Synopsis for "Clark Kent's Masquerade as Superman!"

This story is reprinted from Action Comics #331.

A gag headline story in the Daily Planet claiming that Clark Kent is really Superman causes the Man of Steel some real problems when people at large fail to realize it was meant as a gag.

Appearing in "Clark Kent's Masquerade as Superman!"

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Antagonists:

  • Iron Mike
    • Gangmembers

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Vehicles:

  • Ambulance
  • Clark Kent's Car
  • Limousine


Synopsis for "How Lois Lane Got Her Job"

This story is reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17.

Lois Lane recounts to Clark Kent how she got three scoops in three days to be hired by Perry White, not knowing that Superman inadvertently helped her get those three stories.

Appearing in "How Lois Lane Got Her Job"

Featured Characters:

  • Lois Lane (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

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Antagonists:

  • Henry Blaine (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Rajah of Sari (Jewel Thief) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Bank Employee (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Metropolis Police Department
    • Police Chief (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Two Powerhouse Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Doctor (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Nurses (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Benjamin Franklin (Mentioned only)
  • Reporter (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Rajah of Sari's Two Black Panthers (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Circus Animal Trainer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Old Blacky (Black Panther) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Rajah of Sari's Gatekeeper (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Pilot (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Professor Thorne (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Fishermen
    • Man (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
    • Charlie (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)

Locations:

  • Metropolis
  • Valley of Giant Beasts (Flashback only)
    • Racing River (flows into Metropolis Bay) (Flashback only)
  • Africa (Mentioned only)

Items:

  • Steel Framework Kite (Flashback only)
  • Giantosaur Bone (Flashback only)
  • Daily Planet Newspaper (Flashback only)
  • Glass Bottle with a Note and $5 (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

  • Propeller Airplane (Flashback only)
  • Lois Lane's Car (Flashback only)
  • Submarine (Flashback only)
  • Dottie B. (Fishing Boat) (Flashback only)

Synopsis for "Jimmy Olsen's 1,000th Scoop!"

This story is reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #51.

An alien invader secretes a bomb in the Daily Planet globe, kidnaps Perry White and his family, and impersonates Perry White, but Superman and Jimmy Olsen foil his plan.

Appearing in "Jimmy Olsen's 1,000th Scoop!"

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  • Agent Zegla 6

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Synopsis for "The Super-Cigars of Perry White!"

This story is reprinted from Action Comics #436.

In gratitude for his helping Superman liberate them from Calixto,[1] the four-thumbed and six-fingered human mutants give Perry White a gift of cigars which give him super-powers.

Appearing in "The Super-Cigars of Perry White!"

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Antagonists:

  • Bank Robber (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Two Technicians (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mutant Tribunal
    • Marlou (Flashback and main story) (from Superman #265) (Final appearance)
    • Norm (Flashback and main story) (from Superman #265) (Final appearance)
    • Five Members (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Calixto (Mentioned only) (from Superman #265)
  • Daily Planet employee (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Galaxy Communications Airplane Pilot (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Members of Press
    • Mr. Murray (Single appearance)
    • Arnie Carter (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Perry White's Super Cigars
  • Perry White's third Pulitzer Prize
  • Perry White's Safe

Vehicles:

  • Galaxy Communications Executive Plane
  • Commercial Airplane
  • Boring "Tank" Machine

Synopsis for "Clark Kent, Gentleman Journalist!"

This story is reprinted from Superman #85.

Appearing in "Clark Kent, Gentleman Journalist!"

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Antagonists:

  • Egbert Smills (Single appearance)
  • Bulldog (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Harvey Gray (Single appearance)
  • Griselda Gray (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Prehistoric Ape fossil

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Dear Dr. Cupid!"

This story is reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #45.

Lois gets saddled with the duties of a lovelorn column for a week, and thinks that Clark Kent is one of her correspondents and is in love with her.

Appearing in "Dear Dr. Cupid!"

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Synopsis for "The Last Headline!"

This story is reprinted from Superman #280.

Morgan Edge tries to make Perry White retire at age 65, but gives him a big story to crack: uncovering the hidden hoard of a crook Perry helped jail many years ago.

Appearing in "The Last Headline!"

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Synopsis for "The Superman Spectaculars"

This story is reprinted from Action Comics #211.

Perry White has Superman go to four foreign countries and do spectacular stunts for photographers there, to be published in those nations' editions of the Daily Planet. But none of the pictures are used in those newspapers. A bewildered Superman goes to Smallville for a celebration of the anniversary of his landing on Earth. There, Perry White presents him with the latest international Planet editions, each of which prints the photos of his deeds on the front page.

Appearing in "The Superman Spectaculars"

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  • Pierre (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Jimmy Olsen, Editor-in-Chief!"

This story is reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #63.

Jimmy and Perry White exchange places as part of Metropolis's annual Boss For a Day event, and Jimmy sends Perry on assignments that will ensure he cannot smoke his trademarked cigars after he discovers that the stogies have been poisoned.

Appearing in "Jimmy Olsen, Editor-in-Chief!"

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Antagonists:

  • Bruno (Robert Burke) (Flashback and main story)

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Locations:

Items:

  • Daily Planet
  • Short-Wave Radio Rings
  • Tri-Dimensional Projector

Vehicles:

  • Submarine

Synopsis for "The End of the Planet!"

This story is reprinted from Superman #79.

The Daily Planet is sold to a new owner, John Wilton, who already owns three papers in Metropolis. A few days later, he decides to close it down. Superman suggests the staff get temporary jobs whilst they publish a rival newspaper. They are so successful that Wilson tricks them into accusing him of arson while he has witnesses that he was at home at the time, but Superman reveals that Wilson employed an actor to impersonate him and forces him to sell the Planet back.

Appearing in "The End of the Planet!"

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Antagonists:

  • John Wilton (Single appearance)
  • "Skip" Enders (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Maxwell Leeds, Daily Planet publisher
  • Lens, cameraman

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Links and References

  1. ↑ Superman #265
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