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Cover: John Prentice
The Menomonee Falls Gazette #26
“The Rat Race”
In "The Rat Race," Superman races against time to save Lois Lane from a spreading fire, then shifts gears to prevent a disaster when a dam’s water-pump station fails. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster with inks by Wayne Boring, this 1972 Street Enterprises story captures the Man of Steel at his most urgent. The cover, by John Prentice, perfectly frames the issue’s high-stakes drama.
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Superman saves Lois from the fire and helps extinguish it, but soon after a dam's water-pump station breaks down and Superman must reactivate it.
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