Issue Description

The Puzzler!! (Superman) -- 2. Capt. Colin P. Kelly Jr. (Supermen of the U.S. Army) -- 3. Gags -- 4. The Rainbow Man (Vigilante) -- 5. The Mystery of the Meandering Mansion (Three Aces) -- 6. The Crime Machine (Mr. America) -- 7. Safeguard -- 8. The Last Shipment (Congo Bill) -- 9. The Story of the Magical Mobsters (Zatara) Superman: Lois and Clark visit a table tennis tournament, and Clark has to save one of the players from an exploding ball. The player had received a threat from the Puzzler for not paying tribute. After the match, Superman follows the player's car and saves him from another attack by the Puzzler's thugs. 
That evening, the Puzzler breaks his thugs out of jail, then sends an invitation to Clark at the Daily Planet to visit a secluded building where he will grant Clark an interview. Lois intercepts the letter and goes instead, where of course the Puzzler captures her. Superman arrives to save her, but the Puzzler has Lois in a trap where any false moves from Superman will cause her to be electrocuted. The Puzzler challenges Superman to a game of checkers, and promises to release Lois if he loses. Superman wins by using super-speed to cheat, but the Puzzler tries to kill them both. Superman manages to rescue Lois, but the Puzzler escapes.
Back at the Planet, Clark receives the first in a series of clues which leads him as Superman into several perilous situations to uncover the full clue. When he returns, Superman discovers that the Puzzler has kidnapped several people, all with names connected to chess. Superman finds the Puzzler's hideout and has to save Lois again, but the Puzzler attempts to escape by climbing a high-level bridge. When Superman tries to catch him, he dives into the water and disappears without a trace.

Action Comics (1938)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

In the early days of comics books, it was not the convention to name comics after specific characters. Rather comics bore generic names such as this one. Although this series featured Superman throughout, it thus bore this name, one which it has become famous for (and the name was kept after the launch of The New 52.) It was the fourth DC Comics title, and the first new one produced after Detective Comics spread beyond the one title (this was after it purchased More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics.)

Starring: Lex Luthor (starting #890) until #900.

Second Feature: Captain Atom (#879-#889), Superboy (#892), Jimmy Olsen (#893-#896)

(Issues #601-642 are filed under Action Comics Weekly)

Collected EditionsSuperman: The Golden Age Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-31)Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane vol. 1 (#539-541, 545, 546 & #551-554)Superman vs. Darkseid (#586)They Saved Luthor's Brain (#600, #668, #670-673, #676-678 )Panic in the Sky (#674-675)Death of Superman (#683-684)World Without Superman (#685-686)Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#685-686)Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#687-688)The Trial of Superman (#716-717)Transformed! (#729 & 732)DC Comics Presents: Superman #4 (#768, #771-773)Superman: Emperor Joker (#769-770)President Lex (#773)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#780-781)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#782)Superman: Ending Battle (#795-796)DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#798)Godfall (Action Comics #812- 813, Adventures of Superman #625- 626 and Superman #202- 203)Superman: The Wrath of Gog (#814-819; backups #812-813)Superman: Sacrifice (Action Comics #829, Superman #218-220, Adventures of Superman #642-643 and Wonder Woman #219-220)Superman: Up, Up and Away! (#837-840)Superman: Back In Action (#841-843, plus stories from DC Comics Presents #4, #17 and #24)Superman: Last Son (#844-846, #851 and Action Comics Annual #11)The Third Kryptonian (Superman #668-670, Action Comics #847, Superman Annual #13)Redemption (Superman #659&666, Action Comics #848-849)3-2-1 Action (Superman #665, Action Comics #852-854, Legends of the DC Universe #14)Superman: Escape From Bizarro World (#855-857)Superman And The Legion of Super-Heroes (#858-863)Superman: Brainiac (#866-870)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 1 (#871)Superman: New Krypton Vol. 2 (#872-873)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 1 (#875-879 and Action Comics Annual #12)Superman: Codename Patriot (#880)Superman: Nightwing And Flamebird Vol. 2 (#883-889, Superman #696 and Adventure Comics #8-10)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1 (#890-895)Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 2 (#896-900; Action Comics Annual #13; Secret Six #29)Secret Six: Caution To the Wind (#897)Superman: Reign of Doomsday (#900-904)For Post-Flashpoint refer to Action Comics (Vol. 2)

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