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    Action Comics #16

    Action Comics » Action Comics #16 - The Terror from Saturn released by DC Comics on September 1939.

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    1. Untitled Superman story (Siegel/Shuster) - When Superman saves a man from committing suicide, he discovers that the man has huge gambling debts and uncovers a chain of crooked gambling establishments, so he decides to put them out of business. Contains the first mention of Metropolis in panel 21, in which Clark asks his editor "How come gambling is permitted to flourish in the city of Metropolis?"
    2. Untitled Pep Morgan story (Fox/Guardineer)
    3. Untitled Adventures of Marco Polo (Elven)
    4. Untitled Clip Carson story (Finger/Kane)
    5. Untitled Tex Thompson story (Baily)
    6. "Treasure Hunt" [text story]
    7. Untitled Chuck Dawson story (Fleming)
    8. "The Terror from Saturn" (Fox/Guardineer) featuring Zatana
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    Superman's First Appearance in Metropolis 0

    Superman reviews - celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Man of Steel!Review of the Superman story only:It's becoming pretty clear that what's selling Action Comics is Superman. He now appears as an insert next to the 'A' in the top left corner of every cover beginning with this issue. Another big change happens in this issue. Clark Kent still works for the Daily Star, but The Daily Star is no longer located in Cleveland, but in the fictional city of 'Metropolis'.In this story, Superman rescue...

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