Comic Title: Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: December 10, 1997 Direct Market Date December 10, 1997
Source: ComicList, Diamond : New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, December 10, 1997

Direct Market Date December 10, 1997
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of December 11, 1997

Shipping Date December 10, 1997
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1256

Direct Market Date December 17, 1997
Source: ComicList, Diamond : New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, December 17, 1997

Copyright Date November 28, 1997
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1997

Direct Market Date November 26, 1997
Source: Previews, Vol. 7 #9 (#105)

Shipping Date November 26, 1997
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1254

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (Superman and the Screen Siren)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #20 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Action Comics #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• George Taylor (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Action Comics #21)

Villain(s)

• Ultra-Humanite (last appearance in Action Comics #19; next appearance in Action Comics #21)
• Ultra’s henchmen (no further appearances)
• An unnamed assassin (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dolores Winters (dies in this story; body is taken over by Ultra; no further appearances)
• Several wealthy movie directors, actors, writers, and producers (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story mentions Superman’s telescopic vision as well as showing his super-breath for the first time.

Ultra who was apparently killed in the first story of Action Comics #19 has survived in the body of Dolores Winters.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Clark takes a business vacation to Hollywood and saves the life of actress Dolores Winters from an assassin. Winters agrees to give Clark an interview later, but when Clark arrives she dismisses him coldly.

The next day, Dolores announces her retirement and invites several wealthy people aboard a yacht. She then kidnaps them at gunpoint and vanishes with them. The next day she radios in a ransom demand for five million dollars.

Superman learns where the money is to be delivered and tracks it to a submarine which picks up the money. He follows the sub to a hidden destination, where Winters and her men plan to kill the hostages.

Superman infiltrates the hide-out and comes face-to-face with Winters. The eyes remind Superman of his deceased foe Ultra. She reveals that she is in fact the evil mastermind. Ultra’s men revived his body long enough to place his brain into the body of Dolores Winters. Superman is able to save the hostages, but Ultra escapes without a trace.