Detective Comics #7
"In Atlantic City" sees Slam, Shorty, and Slim racing to a mysterious telegram that leads them to a seaside mystery in 1937. Disguised as lifeguards, they plunge into danger when a woman claims to have been attacked by non-human arms—only to uncover a surprising truth beneath the waves. Written by Jerome Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, this early adventure features the dynamic art of the duo and a cover by Creig Flessel.
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Slam gets a telegram asking him to fly to Atlantic City immediately. On arrival Slim and Shorty discover that the man who sent the telegram has just drowned, so to investigate disguise themselves as life guards. He saves Ethel Mann from drowning, and later gets a message asking if they can meet. She claims to be a excellent swimmer, but claims to have been pulled underwater by a pair of non-human arms. Shorty gets pulled into the sea by a mysterious inhuman figure, but Slam saves him. Later, when saving Ethel yet again, the "creature" is revealed to be merely a man in a diving suit.
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