Comic Title: Superman #24
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: June 30, 1943 Copyright Date June 26, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The King of Crackpot Lane"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: Pete Riss

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 6 HC (2003)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #24; next appearance in Superman #24)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #24; next appearance in Superman #24)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #23; next appearance in Superman #24)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Action Comics #57; next appearance in Superman #25)

Villain(s)

• Vortz and a group of fifth columnists (no further appearances)
• A gang of bank robbers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Louie Dolan (an inventor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Crackpot inventor Louie Dolan tries to sell his new freeze gas to the military. When they refuse, crooks steal the gas and use it in a bank robbery. Superman apprehends the crooks, and Louie's invention earns him some respect.

Louie then comes to the Daily Planet with a newly invented bomb. His invention is dismissed, and Louie is chased off. Louie then disappears. When mysterious explosions occur, Superman suspects Louie's new bomb invention might be responsible.

Lois learns that Louie is being held in a sanitarium. Clark infiltrates the facility by pretending to be crazy. He learns that Louie has been tricked by a group of fifth columnists. Superman rescues him and stops the spies. Louie and his bomb, which causes explosions from a distance, are then put to work for the government.