Comic Title: Superman #54
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: June 30, 1948 Copyright Date June 28, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Secret of the Chinese Dragon"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

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

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #54; next appearance in Superman #54)

Villain(s)

• Far Low (Ting Ling's uncle; in flashback; no further appearances)
• The Night Hag (in flashback; no further appearances)
• The money dragon (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Wong (a chinese man; no further appearances)
• Freddy and Richard (Wong's grandsons; no further appearances)
• Ah Choo and Ting Ling (a farmer and his girlfriend; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Two sages (in flashback; no further appearances)
• Wing Ding (a genii; in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent visits his friend Wong in Chinatown on Chinese New Year. He then listens as Wong tells his grandsons a fable. In the story, farmer Ah Choo wants to marry Ting Ling, but her uncle Far Low requires a gift of a money tree before he will grant permission. Ah Choo seeks the advice of sages, who use magic to summon Superman back through time using magic. With Superman's help, Ah Choo outwits Far Low and defeats the dragon. Clark then helps one of the boys earn money to pay his debts.