Comic Title: Action Comics #100
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: July 17, 1946 Copyright Date July 15, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Sleuth Who Never Failed"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: Ira Yarbrough

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

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #42; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #24)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #42; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #24)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #40; next appearance in Superman #48)

Villain(s)

• The Ox and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hawkins (a Scotland Yard detective; next appearance in Superman #69)
• Inspector Evans (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Hawkins, a Scotland Yard inspector, comes to America with the intent of proving Superman's secret identity. He begins investigating Clark Kent. Clark uses a variety of super powered tricks to escape Hawkins's traps. Finally Clark plants a will in his apartment in which he names Superman as one of his heirs. When Hawkins finds the will he is finally convinced that Clark is not Superman.