Action Comics Vol 1 14
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Appearing in "Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite"
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- Ultra-Humanite
- Lyons (Single appearance)
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- Inspector Hughes (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for "Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite"
Superman travels down into the subway where a tunnel has collapsed. He discovers that a wall was constructed of inferior materials. Farther up the track, he sees someone also inspecting the wall who is beat up by some thugs and thrown into the path of an oncoming train. Superman saves the gentlemen.
The man tells him that he is City Inspector Hughes, who believes that the Star Company, which built the tunnels, used improper building materials. He also believes that the two thugs were associated with the Star Company. He travels to Star, Inc. and comes across the two thugs who roughed up Inspector Hughes.
He threatens their boss by dangling him out the window. As he does so, the two men throw him and the boss out the window. He cushions the boss' fall then grabs him and jumps back up to the window. He makes the boss write out a confession, but the two men have already escaped. He tracks them down, and just as he's about to catch their car, it goes invisible.
He notices some tracks heading to a deserted shed, and sure enough, inside he feels the outline of an invisible car. As he wonders about this, a trap door opens which drops him into a machine that encases him in crystal. We discover that Star, Inc. is a company run by the Ultra-Humanite. He reveals that the last time he met up with Superman, he escaped via parachute. As he is talking, however, Superman revives and destroys his crystal prison.
He approaches the Ultra-Humanite, who press a button and drops through the floor. Superman destroys the floor to get at him, but he is unable to find him. He grabs the two thugs, and discovers the invisible car has disappeared. He turns the two men into the police, but what of the Ultra-Humanite?
Appearing in "The Journey Home (Part II)"
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Appearing in "Adventures of Marco Polo"
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Appearing in "The Pharaoh's Treasure (Part I)"
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Appearing in "The Miss Abelard Affair"
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- Axel (Single appearance)
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- Elanor Abelard (Single appearance)
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Appearing in "Chuck Dawson"
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Appearing in "The Fountain of Youth"
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- Geas the Ugly (Single appearance)
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- Elanor Hodges (Single appearance)
- Fred Hodges (Single appearance)
- Jeb Standish (Single appearance)
- Valura (Single appearance)
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Notes
- "Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite" is reprinted in Action Comics Archives, Volume 1, Superman Chronicles, Volume 2 and Superman in the Forties.
- Writer/artist Fred Guardineer is also credited as Gene Baxter in this issue.
- George Taylor appeared last in New York World's Fair Comics #1. He appears next in Action Comics #15.
- The Ultra-Humanite appears next in Action Comics #17.
Trivia
- First issue to feature Superman's S-shield on his cape.
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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
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