Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #3
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: August 15, 1941 Copyright Date August 15, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 96
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "The Case of the Death Express"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Leo Nowak

Reprinted In:
Superman:The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (2004)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 6 TPB (2009)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 4 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #40; next appearance in Action Comics #41)

Supporting Character(s)

• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #12; next appearance in Action Comics #41)

Villain(s)

• Thornton Bigsby and Sparky Waters (an industrialist and a private detective; no further appearances)
• The Butch Fletcher mob (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Atkinson (president of a railroad company; no further appearances)
• Grant Douglas (Atkinson's lawyer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman helps the victims of a train crash, then discovers that the track was sabotaged. When a second wreck occurs, the Daily Planet prints a scathing article about the train company's safety precautions. Superman observes the train company and learns that detective Sparky Waters has been hired to find the source of the sabotage.

Superman question Waters which leads him to the Butch Fletcher mob who are responsible for the crashes. Superman prevents another crash, then deals with Waters who is working with the saboteurs. Superman tracks down Waters and his boss Thornton Bigsby. Bigsby hoped to ruin the train company then buy it cheap. Superman calls police and leaves the crooks for them.