Comic Title: Superman #49
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: August 29, 1947 Copyright Date August 27, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: "Clark Kent's Most Dangerous Assignment"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #49; next appearance in Superman #49)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #49; next appearance in Superman #49)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #112; next appearance in Superman #49)

Villain(s)

• J.C. Quagmire (a chemical magnate; no further appearances)
• The Gargoyle (a notorious criminal; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ira Stone (an inventor; no further appearances)
• A newspaper photographer (no further appearances)

Comments:
Superman is weakened by radio-active gas in this story.

Synopsis:
After Clark Kent is photographed running away from danger, his reputation is ruined. Perry White fires him from the Daily Planet, but Lois has an idea to restore Clark's reputation. Clark and Lois join inventor Ira Stone on an expedition to dangerous locations in an effort to test Stone's new paint formula under extreme conditions.

Stone's rival J.C. Quagmire hires the Gargoyle to foil the expedition. Superman has to rescue the group to save their lives from the Gargoyle. Eventually he captures the villain, after being exposed to radio-active gas. As a result of his exposure to the gas, Superman must avoid contact with others until the radiation dissipates. Clark is presumed dead by Lois and Stone, but when they return to the Daily Planet, Clark is waiting for them. He claims to have been rescued by Superman and has written the story for publication in the paper.