Comic Title: Superman #3
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Winter 1940
On Sale Date: November 15, 1939 Newsstand Date November 15, 1939
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #19, Page 14

Copyright Date November 10, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (Superman and the Runaway)
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Dennis Neville

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 1 HC (1989)
Superman:The Dailies:1939-1942 HC (1998)
Superman:The Dailies, Vol. 1, 1939-1940 TPB (2000)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2007)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #76; next appearance in Superman #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #18; next appearance in Superman #3)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #18; next appearance in Superman #3)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #2; next appearance in Superman #3)

Villain(s)

• Superintendent Lyman (head of State Orphanage; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Frankie Dennis (an orphan boy; no further appearances)
• Several rival reporters and several orphans (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally appeared as a serial in the Superman daily newspaper strip and was in black and white.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Superman:The Dailies in which the original newspaper strip version of the story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Superman rescues an escaped orphan, Frankie Dennis, from being killed by a train. When he recovers, Frankie explains that the superindendent at the orphanage mistreats the children. Clark takes him back to the orphanage to help expose Superindendent Lyman.

Lyman pretends that everything is fine to get Clark to leave. Later, Clark returns with Lois followed by some other reporters. Lyman threatens the children in order to keep them quiet about his mistreatment. Clark suspects something but can not prove it.

As Superman, Clark returns to the orphanage that night. He finds evidence that Lyman is grafting on the food supplies. Lois also returns to find Lyman beating Frankie. Exposed, Lyman traps Frankie, Lois, and the other children inside and sets the building on fire. Superman saves everyone and captures Lyman. The orphanage is then turned over to proper care.