Superman#[1]
Cover: Joe Shuster & Leo O'Mealia
Superman #[1]
“Two Page Origin of Superman”
writer Jerome Siegel · artist, inker, letterer Joe Shuster · colorist Strauss Engraving Company · cover Joe Shuster, Leo O'Mealia
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Cast · 15 characters
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writer Jerome Siegel
artist, inker, letterer Joe Shuster
colorist Strauss Engraving Company
cover pencils, inks Joe Shuster
cover pencils, inks Leo O'Mealia
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Clark asks editor Taylor for the assignment at a cave-in the Blakely Mine, a mine notorious for its unsafe working conditions. However, when he disguises himself as a miner, he is caught and taken to Blakely, who is entertaining guests at a party. Blakely decides to move the party into the mine, showing to all present that conditions and fail safe measures are more than adequate for the worker's safety.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).