Action Comics #11
In "Superman and the 'Black Gold' Swindle," a 1939 issue of Action Comics, Superman teams up with the magician Zatara during a tense voyage on a trans-Pacific liner. With plans for the Panama Canal in peril, Zatara must unravel a mystery involving a phantom sea ghost and a foreign spy disguised as a fellow illusionist. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Fred Guardineer, this early adventure blends espionage and magic, with the cover by Guardineer capturing the dramatic clash of illusion and danger.
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Traveling on a liner headed for San Francisco, Zatara assists two government agents who are carrying plans for the Panama Canal. A fellow magician conjures a "sea ghost" against which Zatara can do nothing, until he realizes that it was summoned from the mind of Madame Kelly, who is working for a foreign government. Having narrowly prevented her from stabbing one of the agents, he turns her into a statue until they reach port.
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