Superman#1
Cover: Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye
Superman #1
“The Man Who Out-Supered Superman”
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Full credits
writer Jerry Siegel
artist Joe Shuster
inker Joe Shuster
cover pencils Wayne Boring
cover inks Stan Kaye
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Frustrated by the fact that his girl friend loves and adores Superman, Nelson Swayne vows to "out-super" Superman in five different events, all to be judged by prominent citizens of Metropolis. And, amazingly enough, his super-sharp brain figures out ways to do just that!
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).