Comic Title: Superman #35
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1945
Approx. On Sale Date: May 2, 1945 Copyright Date April 30, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: (The Drug Swindle)
Pages: 4

Feature(s):
Lois Lane (of Earth-2)

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Ed Dobrotka

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 8 HC (2010)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #35; next appearance in Action Comics #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Clark Kent (last appearance in Superman #35; next appearance in Superman #35)

Villain(s)

• Black Jack Hart, Dr. Klemm, and Dirk (confidence men; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Rufus Hyatt (a millionaire promoter; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Challenged by Clark Kent, Lois Lane goes in search of a story without the help of Superman. She overhears a conversation between several men whom she believes are killers. When she accidentally confronts the men, she instead learns that they only intend to make a financial killing by selling a newly developed drug.

One of the men mentions that the men plan to keep the drug to themselves to drive up the price. Lois intends to write a critical story about them withholding a beneficial drug from society, so the men kidnap her. They then admit that the drug is a fake anyway and that they were using it to get money from a wealthy promoter.

The crooks try to drug Lois, but she resists. In doing so, she causes the lab to catch fire which results in a chemical explosion. The police arrive to arrest the men. Lois then delivers the story to the Daily Planet.