Comic Title: Superman Chronicles Vol. 8 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2010
On Sale Date: April 14, 2010 Direct Market Date April 14, 2010
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Direct Market Date April 14, 2010
Source: Previews, #256

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 168
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Concerts of Doom"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Leo Nowak

Reprinted From:
Superman #14 (1942)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #8; next appearance in Superman #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #43; next appearance in Superman #14)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #43; next appearance in Superman #14)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Action Comics #42; next appearance in Superman #15)

Villain(s)

• Rudolph Krazinski (a pianist; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Krazinski's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Various concert patrons (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Superman Archives Vol. 4 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
After attending the piano concert of Rudolph Krazinski, Lois Lane and other audience members find that they have been robbed. Lois returns to the concert hall for the next performance with Clark Kent, who learns that the pianist is hypnotizing the audience and robbing them. Tipped off to the scheme Clark acts as Superman to stop Krazinski, who plans to rob the city after hypnotizing the population with a radio concert. When Superman finally catches the crook, Krazinski refuses to be taken alive, and kills himself with a tune of death.