Comic Title: Superman #6
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1940
On Sale Date: July 10, 1940 Newsstand Date July 10, 1940
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #27, Page 15

Copyright Date July 10, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (Lois Lane, Murder Suspect)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 2 HC (1990)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB (2008)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #27; next appearance in Superman #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #27; next appearance in Superman #6)
• Sergeant Casey (a policeman; next appearance in Action Comics #29)

Villain(s)

• Burkley (an architect; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Samuel Norval (a jewel collector; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Scoop Carter (a reporter for the Morning Pictorial; no further appearances)
• John and Henry Davis (Norval's nephews; no further appearances)

Comments:
Superman is shown speeding through the sky, while flying is not mentioned, he no longer appears to be merely leaping.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Lois Lane is suspected of murdering a jewel collector when she is found near the body of the man. Superman, wishing to help Lois prove her innocence, gathers the other suspects which include: John and Henry Davis, the victim’s nephews, and Burkley, the house architect. The Man of Steel manages to gain the cooperation of the police and tricks Burkley into confessing. He had set up Lois and the others to take the blame for the crime while he escaped with the stolen jewels.