Comic Title: Superman #20
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1943
On Sale Date: November 4, 1942 Newsstand Date November 4, 1942
Source: House Ad, Batman #14, Page 47,
Action Comics #55, Page 16

Copyright Date October 27, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Superman's Secret Revealed"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC (2000)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #8; next appearance in Superman #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #55; next appearance in Superman #20)
• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #8; next appearance in Superman #20)

Villain(s)

• Ironjaw Grogan and his men (no further appearances)
• Luthor (last appearance in Superman #18; next appearance in Superman #31)
• Prankster (last appearance in Action Comics #51; next appearance in Action Comics #57)
• Puzzler (last appearance in Action Comics #49; next appearance in Superman #20)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Bruce Wayne (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #8; next appearance in Detective Comics #71)
• Dick Grayson (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #8; next appearance in Detective Comics #71)

Other Character(s)

• Jack Young (an assistant pressman; no further appearances)
• Lee Brandon (president of the Third National Bank; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Lois Lane creates a fake newspaper that announces Clark Kent is Superman. She uses it to play a practical joke on Clark, but the newspaper accidentally gets put into circulation causing the world to learn Superman’s identity.

At the Daily Planet, Perry White is angered by the incident, but Clark convinces him to play it off as an intentional hoax to boost circulation. Clark is forced to play the role of Superman, but crooks learn he is faking. They take the opportunity to pull a bank robbery, but Clark stops them. Finally, the stunt is revealed as a hoax, protecting Clark from the fact that the story was correct.