Action Comics Vol 1 13
From DC Database
Appearing in "Superman vs. the Cab Protective League"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Cab Protective League (Single appearance)
- Ultra-Humanite (First appearance)
- Pete (Single appearance)
- Reynolds (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Carlysle (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Superman vs. the Cab Protective League"
Clark Kent is traveling in cab which is hit by a rival cab driver. When he questions the driver, he says that the rival driver is a member of the Cab Protective League, an organization that victimizes independent cab companies.
As Superman, he travels to the independent Carlyle Cab Company. He discovers the boss being threatened by a member of the CPL. He reveals himself and beats up the racketeer. He picks him up and leaps into the air. The racketeer tries to stab him, causing Superman to crash into a building, leading the racketeer to fall to his death.
Mr. Reynolds, the boss of the CPL calls Mr. Carlyle and asks whether he's going to pay for protection. Carlyle refuses, so he and his henchmen go to confront him. Superman destroys their car, and also makes them all destroy their own cabs. Superman also makes Reynolds confess to ordering the deaths of other drivers, and he gets arrested.
As the police drive him to the station, he lights a cigarette. The cops realize too late that the cigarette contains a poison gas. Superman finds an abandoned police car right where the police were last seen. He hurtles through the roof of the cabin, where he finds Mr. Reynolds. Reynolds introduces him to his boss, the Ultra-Humanite, the most intelligent man on earth. Superman approaches the Ultra-Humanite and is caught in a wave of electricity that temporarily knocks him out. The Ultra-Humanite quickly has Superman tied to a board that is being cut with a saw.
But of course the saw blades have no effect on Superman. In fact, one of the blades breaks off and kills Mr. Reynolds. The Ultra-Humanite calls some henchman, who carry his paralyzed body away to a nearby plane and start the cabin on fire. Superman wakes up and escapes the cabin just before the fire can kill him. He crashes into the Ultra-Humanite's plane, destroying it. However, the Ultra-Humanite's body is nowhere to be found.
Appearing in "The Ibor Jewel Curse"
Featured Characters:
- Scoop Scanlon (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Ibor Jewel Curse"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Journey Home (Part I)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Journey Home (Part I)"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Adventures of Marco Polo"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Adventures of Marco Polo"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Ace of Spades"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Ace of Spades (Colonel Rushmore) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Ling (Single appearance)
- Lord Cliverook (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Ace of Spades"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Chuck Dawson"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Chuck Dawson"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Swamp of Satan"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Jon (Single appearance)
- Karl (Single appearance)
- Martha (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Elanor Hodges (Single appearance)
- Fred Hodges (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Swamp of Satan"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- "Superman vs. the Cab Protective League" is reprinted in Action Comics Archives, Volume 1 and Superman Chronicles, Volume 1.
- Writer/artist Fred Guardineer is also credited as Gene Baxter in this issue.
- Superman appeared last in New York World's Fair Comics #1. He appears next in Action Comics #14.
- First appearance of the Ultra-Humanite. The Ultra-Humanite will go through many permutations and become a recurring foe of the Justice Society of America. He appears next in Action Comics #14.
- Elanor and Fred Hodges appear next in Action Comics #14.
- Final Scoop Scanlon vignette. Beginning with issue #14, he is replaced with stories focusing on adventurer Clip Carson.
Trivia
- No trivia.
Related Articles
- 1939
- Superman image gallery
- Superman appearances list
- Superman quotes page
- Lois Lane image gallery
- Lois Lane appearances list
- Lois Lane quotes page
- Tex Thompson image gallery
- Tex Thompson appearances list
- Tex Thompson quotes page
- Zatara image gallery
- Zatara appearances list
- Zatara quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Action Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Action Comics series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
Warning: Default sort key "Action Comics 013" overrides earlier default sort key "Action Comics Vol 1 0013".
