Comic Title: Action Comics #33
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: December 24, 1940 Copyright Date December 20, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Lumber Millionaire's Will)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Jack Burnley

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC (1998)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #32; next appearance in Superman #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #32; next appearance in Superman #9)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #32; next appearance in Superman #9)

Villain(s)

• Brett Hall (Ken Hall’s brother; no further appearances)
• Francois Bernier and Cliff (a lumberjack and a boatmaster; die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ken Hall (a millionaire lumberman; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
Clark uses hypnosis on Lois to prevent her from learning his secret identity.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
A rich lumberman, Ken Hall, wills his money to a boys summer camp. His brother Brett protests the will, but loses in court. When the boys camp does not receive any money, the logging camp claims that a series of accidents have caused it to lose money, prompting Lois Lane and Clark Kent to investigate.

At the logging camp, the boss, Francois Bernier, suspects the reporters of being sent to spy on him, so he orders them killed. Clark, as Superman rescues Lois from drowning in the river. Later, they are locked in a burning building. Clark hypnotizes Lois so that he can use his powers without Lois discovering his identity.

Superman follows Bernier and his assistant, Cliff, to their boss, Brett Hall. Bernier was paid to cause trouble which would enable Brett to buy the lumber company cheap. Hall kills Bernier and Cliff when Lois shows up alive. Superman intervenes in time to save Lois and stop Brett’s plan.