World's Best Comics #1

Apr 1941 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“Tong War in Chinatown!”

In "Tong War in Chinatown!", Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster deliver a classic early Superman adventure where a criminal scientist wields the power to manipulate the weather for extortion, testing the Man of Steel’s limits in a tense showdown—complete with a daring use of paralysis gas. This 1941 issue, featuring the iconic art of Joe Shuster and the dynamic cover by Fred Ray, marks a standout moment in the character’s formative years.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker Joe Shuster · cover Fred Ray

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist, inker Joe Shuster

cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

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A criminal scientist learns how to control the weather and uses his power for extortion, and he even nearly stops the Man of Tomorrow from interfering when he uses a paralysis gas on the Man of Steel.

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

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