Comic Title: Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2001
On Sale Date: August 1, 2001 Direct Market Date August 8, 2001
Source: Previews, Vol. 11 #6 (#150)

Direct Market Date August 1, 2001
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 1, 2001

Direct Market Date August 1, 2001
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: August 1

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 240
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (Clark Kent, Police Commissioner)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #37 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #36; next appearance in Superman #11)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #36; next appearance in Superman #11)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Superman #11)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Superman #11)

Villain(s)

• Kennedy and his henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Phil Garson (Mayor of Metropolis; no further appearances)
• Three police commissioners (Larrimore named; all die in this story; no further appearances)
• Butch Moran (a gangster; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The newspapers of Metropolis call for the firing of Police Commissioner Kennedy, due to his inability to stop rampant racketeering. His replacements are all assassinated soon after taking office. The Mayor then decides to make Clark Kent, the new commissioner.

An assassin tries to kill Clark too, but his super powers enable him to survive. The police summon Clark to a jeweler where they have received a tip about a robbery. Clark slips away to become Superman, then returns to stop the crooks, which are led by Kennedy, the former Commissioner. With Kennedy captured, Clark retires from office and resumes his job at the Daily Planet.