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 Hand of Morpheus)
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jack Burnley

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #31 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #7; next appearance in DC Special #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #7; next appearance in Superman #8)

Villain(s)

• Baron Munsdorf, Kolb, and a member of a spy ring (all die in this story; no further appearances)
• Some bank robbers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Hunter (a scientist; no further appearances)
• The citizens of Brentville (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Clark and Lois drive through the town of Brentville and discover everyone has been put to sleep. Lois also falls asleep, causing Clark to call the police for help. When the police arrive they also fall asleep. Clark uses a gas mask to move around town, and gives one to Lois also, which revives her.

They find a bank robbery in progress conducted by some crooks in gas masks. More police arrive wearing gas masks. They take the robbers, along with Lois and Clark into custody. The police don’t believe that the reporters were not associated with the gang, so they are locked up.

Clark escapes as Superman and traces the malady to a gas invented by Professor Hunter. He has been kidnapped by some spies led by Baron Munsdorf. After killing his associates, Munsdorf tries to kill Superman with a death-ray, but is instead killed himself. Professor Hunter explains everything to the authorities, which results in the release of Lois and Clark.