The Best of DC #6
In "Clark Kent's Masquerade As Superman!" from The Best of DC #6 (1980), a classic tale written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Al Plastino, the Daily Planet's shutdown by newspaper mogul John Wilton sparks an unlikely rebellion: former staff members, now working odd jobs, secretly gather news to launch a rival paper. With the stakes rising as Wilton moves to crush their new venture, Clark Kent finds himself caught between his civilian life and the hero he’s meant to be. The cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano captures the tension of a city on the edge.
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When newspaper mogul John Wilton buys the Daily Planet and immediately shuts it down, the former employees start their own paper, gathering scoops in the new jobs they have taken to pay the bills. But Wilton tries to shut down this new competitor permanently.
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