Comic Title: Superman from the 30s to the 80s HC
Publisher: Crown/Harmony
Cover Date: 1983
Approx. On Sale Date: January 1, 1983
Cover Price: $15.95
Page Count: 384

Title: (War in San Monte)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #2 (1938)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #1; next appearance in Action Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #1; next appearance in Action Comics #5)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #1; next appearance in Action Comics #3)

Villain(s)

• Emil Norvell and his men (a munitions dealer; no further appearances)
• Alex Greer (last appearance in Action Comics #1; no further appearances)
• Lola Cortez, two opposing armies and their commanders (no further appearances)

Comments:
Clark Kent works for the Evening News in this story.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on a text page of Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is summarized.

This story is continued from the first story of Action Comics #1.

Synopsis:
War is brewing in San Monte and Emil Norvell, a wealthy munitions manufacturer, is profiting from selling arms to both sides. While traveling to San Monte with Lois Lane, Superman battles Norvell’s toughs. Once in San Monte, he forces Norvell to join the army and demonstrates to him firsthand the horrors of war. Meanwhile, Lois has been arrested as a spy and Superman must save her from a firing squad. Ultimately convinced that war must be averted, Norvell returns to the U.S. vowing, "The most dangerous thing I’ll manufacture is a firecracker." Then the Man of Steel brings the commanders of the warring armies face to face, where they discover they’ve been manipulated and have no quarrel with each other.