Comic Title: Superman:The Dailies:1939-1942 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: November 25, 1998 Direct Market Date November 25, 1998
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: November 25

Direct Market Date November 25, 1998
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of December 4, 1998

Shipping Date December 2, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1309

Shipping Date November 18, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1306

Direct Market Date October 21, 1998
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #7 (#115)

Shipping Date October 21, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1301

Cover Price: $75.00
Page Count: 560
Editor: Peter Poplaski

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Comeback of Larry Trent"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (Newspaper)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Superman #2 (1939)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #16; next appearance in Superman #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #16; next appearance in Superman #2)

Villain(s)

• Jock Kane (a fighter promoter; no further appearances)
• Slugger Barnes (a boxer; no further appearances)
• Tom Croy (Trent's manager; no further appearances)
• Several gangsters (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Larry Trent (ex-heavyweight champion; no further appearances)
• Several boxers and a fight announcer (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.

Superman Daily Strip #31-54, 02/20/1939-03/18/1939

Synopsis:
Superman saves the life of a boxer who is trying to committ suicide. The boxer is Larry Trent, ex-heavyweight champion. Larry explains how he was set up to lose and is now down-and-out. Superman vows to replace Larry and help him regain his title.

Disguised as Trent, Superman wins several amateur bouts which earn him an appointment with crooked fight promoter, Jock Kane. Kane sets up a bout between Trent and Slugger Barnes. Superman makes Barnes look bad and begins his road to the title. Along the way, Superman spars with the real Trent in order to get him back into shape.

Trent’s old manager, Tom Croy, tries to set Trent up again by drugging him during a title bout. The real Trent is ready to fight, so Superman lets him fight the title bout while he handles Croy and some racketeers. Trent wins back his title and his confidence.