Comic Title: Superman Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1990
On Sale Date: October 2, 1990 Shipping Date October 2, 1990
Source: Previews, #19

Shipping Date October 2, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #183, #184

Cover Price: $39.95
Page Count: 272
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (The Rulers of Gateston)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Superman #6 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #6; next appearance in Superman #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #6; next appearance in Superman #6)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #26; next appearance in Superman #6)

Villain(s)

• Brute Bashby and his men (racketeers; no further appearances)
• Morton Twist (a lawyer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jim Tirrell (editor of the Gateston Gazette; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Dick Daniels (an employee; no further appearances)
• Burt Mason (last appearance in Superman #5; no further appearances)
• George Tirrell (Jim’s brother; no further appearances)
• Calvin Chalmers and citizens of Gateston (no further appearances)

Comments:
Superman again appears to be flying in this story.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Racketeer, Brute Bashby, has taken control of the small town of Gateston. Jim Terrill, editor of the local paper, is critical of Bashby and his unknown boss which leads to Terrill death in a car bombing. Lois and Clark arrive in town to investigate the racketeering. Additionally, the Gateston Gazette printing press is also bombed stopping production of the paper.

Clark contacts the publisher of the Daily Planet, who gratiously agrees to replace the destroyed equipment. Bashby tries to stop the delivery, but Superman intervenes. Bashby steps up his threats on the town, but Lois learns that a local lawyer, Morton Twist, is Bashby boss. They try to kill her with a car bomb as well, but Superman saves her. He forces the crooks into the rigged car, and gains confessions from the fearful men which ends the corruption in Gateston.