Comic Title: Action Comics #45
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: December 17, 1941 Copyright Date December 15, 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: (Superman's Ark)
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 Action Comics #44; next appearance in Superman #15)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #44; next appearance in Superman #15)

Villain(s)

• Count Von Henzel (a big game hunter; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Various African natives (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Charles (a zoo keeper; no further appearances)
• Mr. Morgan (a city councilman; no further appearances)
• An unnamed girl and her brother (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Superman volunteers to visit Africa and bring back wild animals for use in the Metropolis zoo. In the jungle he meets big game hunter Count Von Henzel. Henzel betrays Superman and tries to add Superman to his trophy collection. The Man of Steel escapes the trap and rescues Henzel’s prisoners. Finally, he brings the animals back to the zoo, saving the job of the zookeeper.