Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #65
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1953
On Sale Date: May 27, 1953 Copyright Date May 25, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
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.

Newsstand Date May 27, 1953
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V8 #4

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Confessions of Superman"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #78; next appearance in Superman #87)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #78; next appearance in Superman #87)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #78; next appearance in Superman #87)

Villain(s)

• James Smirt and his associates (no further appearances)
• The Flame, the Crime Juggernauts, and Dr. Dilling (appear in flashback; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #190; next appearance in Superboy #27)

Other Character(s)

• Martin Hagers, Henry Packer, and their sons (no further appearances)
• Dr. Ross and Ned Ross (brothers; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (in flashback)
• Lara (in flashback)
• Jonathan Kent (in flashback)
• Martha Kent (in flashback)

Synopsis:
James Smirt suggests an idea to Lois Lane that Superman should write an autobiography. Lois convinces Superman to write the story to be serialized in the Daily Planet. The first installment appears containing details about his capture of a crook when he was Superboy. Later that day, Martin Hagers comes forward claiming to be the real crook, explaining that Superboy captured an innocent man.

The following day another installment appears in the Daily Planet. Afterwards another man comes forward claiming to be the leader of a gang that Superman let get away. Superman is puzzled by the sudden confessions. He writes a third installment, then visits the one man who could discredit his story, Dr. Ross.

Ross is approached by Smirt's men and ordered to make a false confession. They hold his brother hostage. Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, is also taken prisoner to an abandoned mine. He also finds other hostages who are the sons of the previous confessors. Superman rescues the hostages and exposes the plot to discredit him with the false confessions.