Comic Title: Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2018
On Sale Date: January 24, 2018 Direct Market Date January 24, 2018
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Direct Market Date January 24, 2018
Source: Previews, #347

Cover Price: $125.00
Page Count: 768
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Inventions of Hector Thwistle"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted From:
Superman #43 (1946)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #101; next appearance in Superman #43)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #101; next appearance in Superman #43)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #42; next appearance in Superman #43)

Villain(s)

• Joe Jipper and his henchmen (Mooch and Shortchange named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hector Thwistle (an inventor; no further appearances)
• Olafson and Jensen (comedians; no further appearances)
• Mr. Holden (a bank manager; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Hector Thwistle, an amateur inventor, brings his new gadgets to the Daily Planet to show them to the staff. The gadgets are silly and malfunction forcing Superman to protect bystanders. After the failed presentation, Clark Kent approaches Thwistle and enlists him to help stop con artist Joe Jipper.

Clark disguises himself, then convinces Jipper that he wants to buy Thwistle's inventions. Jipper then buys the inventions from Thwistle so that he can resell them, but he finds out they don’t work. The con artist fell for the con.

Jipper then visits Thwistle lab and gets more inventions from the inventor. This time Jipper uses the gadgets to commit crimes. Superman apprehends them, then Clark helps Thwistle get a job as part of a comedy act.