Comic Title: Action Comics #14
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1939
On Sale Date: June 2, 1939 Newsstand Date June 2, 1939
Source: House Ad, Superman #1, Page 64

Copyright Date May 29, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (1998)
Superman in the Forties TPB (2005)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2007)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #1; next appearance in Action Comics #15)

Supporting Character(s)

• George Taylor (last appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#1); next appearance in Action Comics #15)

Villain(s)

• Ultra-Humanite (last appearance in Action Comics #13; next appearance in Action Comics #17)
• Lyons (head of Star, Inc., a construction company; no further appearances)
• Two thugs hired by Star, Inc. (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Inspector Hughes (a building inspector; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Superman investigates a subway tunnel collapse and rescues city inspector Hughes. Hughes was beat up by two thugs working for Star, Inc. who were trying to cover the fact that the construction company used shoddy materials in the construction of the tunnel.

Superman visits the offices of Star, Inc. where he forces the leader, Lyons, to sign a confession of the poor construction. He then trails the thugs who are driving an invisible car to their hide-out.

Inside Superman is caught and imprisoned in crystal by his foe, the Ultra-Humanite. Superman breaks free from the crystal and nearly catches Ultra, but the mastermind escapes in the invisible car, leaving the thugs behind for Superman to capture.