Superman (1939-2011) #5

Superman (1939-2011) #5

by Jerry Siegel, Fred Schwab, George Shute

“THE SLOT MACHINE RACKET.” Lois and Clark are very concerned when they see business owners trying to induce children into their stores to play slot machines, placed there by the goons of “Slug” Kelly.

Genres: Comics

61 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 2, 1940

About the author

Jerome "Jerry" Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century.
He and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.

Reviews

[Matt Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Luthor story, between a poor gambling story and an average racketeer taking advantage of a new scientific discovery story.

[Fen · Rating 3 out of 5]

superman now has the frankly horrific ability to contort his face into anything he pleases