Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB
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Artist: Jack Burnley

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Title: "Play Ball"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Leo Nowak
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #50 (1942)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Mike Caputo, his men, and Mabel Dawson (members of a gambling racket; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Stan Doborak and Jack Standish (baseball players; no further appearances)
  • The manager of the Metropolis Ravens (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
While stopping in a small town, Lois Lane and Clark Kent discover a young baseball player named Stan Doborak. Clark convinces Stan to go to Florida and try-out for the Metropolis Ravens. When Stan arrives, he is not given an opportunity to try-out because Clark has angered the Ravens’ manager. Superman intervenes and gets Stan his try-out, where he succeeds, making the team.

Once he becomes a star pitcher, Stan is influenced by his girlfriend Mabel, who secretly works with a gambling racket. Superman exposes Mabel and her boss Mike Caputo, and Stan returns to his pitching career without further criminal interference.


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