Comic Title: Superman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: August 20, 2008 Direct Market Date August 13, 2008
Source: Previews, #236

Direct Market Date August 20, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 192
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Jackson's Murder Ring"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Superman #9 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #9; next appearance in Action Comics #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #9; next appearance in Action Comics #34)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Superman #9; next appearance in Superman #10)

Villain(s)

• Nelson and Lassiter (attorneys; no further appearances)
• Jackson and his men (no further appearances)
• George Steele (Morton Carling’s heir; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Morton Carling (a murder victim; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Investigating the death of Morton Carling brings Lois and Clark to the offices of Nelson and Lassiter, attorneys. They are informed that Carling received death threats and was possibly killed by one of his forty heirs. Clark and Lois question the heirs, but while doing so Clark is kidnapped by some thugs. He is thrown from a car during a chase between the thugs and police, but he got the telephone number of the crooks’ boss.

Visiting the Jackson Jewel Company, where the call originated, Superman spots Jackson selling worthless jewels for large sums of money. Lois, also investigating, is caught by Jackson forcing Superman to make a rescue. Lois recovers evidence that the Jewel Company is a front for a murder ring.

Superman follows Jackson back to Nelson and Lassiter who were responsible for Carling’s death. The crooks turn on each other, but Superman rounds them up turning them over to police.