Comic Title: Action Comics #257
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1959
On Sale Date: August 27, 1959 Copyright Date August 27, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Reporter of Steel"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TPB (2005)
Superman:The Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol. 3 HC (2014)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40; next appearance in Adventure Comics #265)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40; next appearance in Superman #133)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #105)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #104; next appearance in Batman #130)

Other Character(s)

• A heavyweight boxer and a prison warden (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Luthor designs a device which will give himself super powers. He is worried that the device will have a harmful effect or possibly kill him, so he tests it on Clark Kent first. Clark realizes the device works, so he uses his powers publicly to gather great wealth. Everyone is convinced that the device gave him super-greed as well. Luthor is ready to use the device on himself, until Clark gives his gathered money to charity in an act of super-generosity. Luthor does not want to be generous, so he destroys the device. The effect wears off on Clark, and he pretends to return to normal, even though he already has super powers.