Action Comics #140
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Superman Becomes a Hermit!", the Man of Steel retreats from the world after a personal crisis, leaving behind his usual heroics for a quiet life in isolation. The story unfolds as explorer John Bledsoe hatches a scheme to defraud World Wide Insurance using a lama’s trick of suspended animation and a fabricated twin brother. Art by Ed Smalle brings the emotional weight and mystery to life, while Al Plastino’s cover captures Superman’s sudden withdrawal in a striking, melancholic image.
In "The Man Who Played Dead!", explorer John Bledsoe spins a dangerous lie, pretending to die using a lama’s trick of suspended animation and claiming his twin brother is alive—his elaborate ruse aimed at swindling World Wide Insurance. With no clear way to prove his identity, Congo Bill must untangle the deception before the fraud is confirmed.
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Reprinted in Superman in Action Comics #1 (1993), Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2023)
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