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    Action Comics #17

    Action Comics » Action Comics #17 - The Pearl of Ophir released by DC Comics on October 1939.

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    When a ship is sabotaged, Superman pursues the villains.

    1. Untitled Superman story (Siegel / Shuster) Superman rescues an imperiled ocean liner, only to discover that it was sabotaged. On further investigation, he becomes convinced that it is the work of the Ultra-Humanite.
    2. Untitled Pep Morgan story (Fox/Guardineer)
    3. Untitled Adventures of Marco Polo story (Elven)
    4. Untitled Clip Carson story (Finger/Kane)
    5. "A Lion's Share" [text story]
    6. Untitled Tex Thomson story (Baily)
    7. "Sportettes" (Moldoff) [sports filler]
    8. Untitled Chuck Dawson story (Fleming)
    9. "Fantastic-Facts" (Papp) [trivia filler]
    10. "The Peril of Ophir" (Fox/Guardineer) featuring Zatara
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    Dr. Evil Demands One Hundred Billion Dollars!!! 0

    Action Comics #17 - The Pearl of Ophir by gc8 on March 09, 2013

    Superman reviews - celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Man of Steel!Review of the Superman story only:This issue makes a good illustration of the power difference between Golden Age Superman and modern Superman. The comic opens with a fire aboard an ocean liner. As soon as he heard about this, the modern Superman would fly at super speed, lift the ocean liner out of the sea and deposit it on land, thus rescuing all the passengers. Not the Golden Age Superman. Remember, as initially conceived...

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