Comic Title: Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: September 9, 1998 Direct Market Date August 12, 1998
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #6 (#114)

Direct Market Date September 9, 1998
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 9, 1998

Direct Market Date September 9, 1998
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of September 12, 1998

Shipping Date September 9, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1296

Shipping Date August 26, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1294

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 232
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (The Life Insurance Scam)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jack Burnley

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #29 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #28; next appearance in Action Comics #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #28; next appearance in Action Comics #30)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Superman #6; next appearance in Superman #7)

Villain(s)

• Martin (a political boss; no further appearances)
• Tom Bruce and another man (Martin’s henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Davis and Mr. Gram (an elderly woman and a drugstore owner; no further appearances)
• Mrs. Grady and Mr. Fullerton (both die in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Lois Lane visits the home of Mrs. Davis, an elderly woman, with Clark Kent. Lois learns that another woman, Mrs. Bradford, has died recently. Clark discovers that the woman’s aspirin has been poisoned and believes the death was done for the insurance money.

Investigating, the reporters visit Gram’s drug store, which sold the aspirin. They find no evidence as they are thrown out of the store, and they witness a hit-and-run accident in the street which kills another woman. A mob then attacks the drug store which forces Superman to intervene to stop the riot.

Later, Lois and Clark call on the insurance agent, Mr. Fullerton. He is angered by the allegations and throws them out. Lois returns however to find Tom Bruce, Mrs. Davis’ neighbor and initiator of the riot, in Fullerton’s office. Lois is captured, but Superman rescues her.

Superman trails the hoods, while Lois confronts Fullerton again. Fullerton brings Lois to his boss, Martin, who is also the boss of the hoods. Martin reveals he is behind the insurance scandal, and he was trying to pin it on Fullerton. Superman arrives too late to save Fullerton, but he does save Lois and catch the crooks.