Cover: Joe Shuster & Paul Cassidy

Superman #2

Oct 1939 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~101,953 copies sold its debut month

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“The Comeback of Larry Trent”

In "The Comeback of Larry Trent," Superman steps in to save a fallen boxing legend, uncovering a betrayal that cost him his title and his spirit. Disguised as the disgraced champion, Superman fights his way back to the ring, setting the stage for a redemption that’s as much about justice as it is about second chances. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, with inks by Paul Cassidy, the cover by Shuster and Cassidy captures the weight of the moment.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist Joe Shuster · inker Paul Cassidy · cover Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy

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Cast · 3 characters

George Taylor Lois Lane Superman

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Joe Shuster

inker Paul Cassidy

cover pencils Joe Shuster

cover inks Paul Cassidy

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Superman saves the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world from committing suicide. When Superman learns that Larry Trent was drugged by his former manager to lose the title bout, the Man of Tomorrow disguises himself as Trent and slugs his way back to the title match, in which Trent himself steps in and wins.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).