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Cover: Paul Cassidy

Action Comics #28

Sep 1940 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~35,305 copies sold its debut month
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“The Strongarm Assaults”

In "The Strongarm Assaults," Superman faces a new threat as the mysterious Strongarm targets cities across the East Coast, all while the Man of Steel's radio adventures take flight—promoted in this issue with a full-page ad listing 14 stations airing the Superman radio show, sponsored by Force cereal. The story, illustrated with bold, dynamic lines by Joe Shuster, captures the hero’s early days with a crisp, energetic style that defines the era. The cover by Paul Cassidy delivers a striking, action-packed image that mirrors the excitement of the broadcast craze spreading across America.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker Joe Shuster · letterer Betty Burnley Bentley · cover Paul Cassidy

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artist, inker Joe Shuster
cover pencils, inks Paul Cassidy

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Clark and Lois are led to believe that a series of robberies are being committed by a circus strongman, but it's Superman who rounds up the real perpetrator!

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