Comic Title: Action Comics #44
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: November 19, 1941 Copyright Date November 17, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Caveman Criminal)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Leo Nowak
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 3 HC (2001)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 8 TPB (2010)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 4 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #4; next appearance in Action Comics #45)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #4; next appearance in Action Comics #45)
• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #4; next appearance in Superman #15)

Villain(s)

• Professor Steffans, Duke Brady, Pugsy, various gangsters (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Dawn Man (a caveman; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Dr. Kemper (a scientist; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
A caveman frozen in ice is revived at the Museum of Natural History. The caveman runs amok, until Lois Lane soothes the savage beast. Later however the caveman seems responsible for the death of one of the museum scientists as well as a robbery spree. Lois checks the museum and finds the criminal caveman is an imposter used by Museum Professor Steffens and gangster Duke Brady. Superman tracks down the crooks and rescues Lois, but the real caveman dies in the battle.