Comic Title: Superman #51
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: December 31, 1947 Copyright Date December 29, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: 48
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Magnetic Mobster"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #51; next appearance in Superman #51)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #51; next appearance in Superman #51)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #51; next appearance in Action Comics #118)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Ohm and his gang (Felix named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Brighton and two armored car drivers (Jack named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A crime syndicate led by Mr. Ohm makes a series of armored car robberies. To combat the syndicate, the armored car deliveries are made using tanks. Mr. Ohm then begins using an airplane equipped with a giant magnet to hijack the tanks. Superman is unable to catch the plane because it repels him with magnetic force. At the next robbery, Superman creates a magnet of his own to pull the plane from the sky and apprehend Ohm.