Superman #44

Jan 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Playthings of Peril!”

In "Playthings of Peril!", Lois Lane and Clark Kent are accidentally whisked back to Elizabethan England, where Superman’s unexpected visit to the past sets off a chain of events that changes history. With help from the Man of Steel, they assist William Shakespeare in writing Macbeth, while Lois begins to suspect Clark’s true identity—only for him to outwit her with a clever ruse involving a dummy and ventriloquism. Written by Don C. Cameron and illustrated by Ira Yarbrough, with inks by George Roussos, this 1947 classic features Wayne Boring’s iconic cover art.

writer Don C. Cameron · artist Ira Yarbrough · inker George Roussos · cover Wayne Boring, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Don C. Cameron

artist Ira Yarbrough

inker George Roussos

cover pencils Wayne Boring

cover inks George Roussos

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Lois and Clark are accidentally sent through time, where with the help of Superman they save the life of William Shakespeare. Because of Superman's appearance in the past, Lois thinks Clark must be Superman, but he fools her with a dummy and some ventriloquism. Stuck in the past, Lois and Clark start the first newspaper, and Superman helps Shakespeare write Macbeth.

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