Comic Title: Superman #38
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1946
On Sale Date: October 31, 1945 Newsstand Date October 31, 1945
Source: House Ad, Flash Comics #68, Page IFC

Copyright Date October 29, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Man of Stone"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Sam Citron
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #38; next appearance in Action Comics #92)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #38; next appearance in Action Comics #92)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #38; next appearance in Action Comics #92)

Villain(s)

• Goon McGloon, Literary Link, and their gang (Runty and Slinky named; no further appearances)
• Various Hoods (Trigger and Spike named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The mayor of Metropolis (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A statue of Superman is erected in Metropolis Park. The statue brings pride to the community and lowers the morale of crooks. Two gang bosses, Goon McGloon and Literary Link, steal the statue and use it for target practice. The missing statue embarasses Superman, so he takes its place in the park.

When word of the statue's reappearance reaches the crooks, they return to the park to check. They deduce that the statue is the real Man of Steel and return to their hide-out. Superman watches them and follows. He then replaces their target dummy statue with himself. When the crooks begin firing, they realize it is the real Superman. After the crooks are apprehended, Superman returns the real statue to the park.