Comic Title: Superman #117
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1957
Approx. On Sale Date: September 10, 1957 Copyright Date September 8, 1957
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1957
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, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Clark Kent, Man of Mystery"
Pages: 8

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

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

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #233; next appearance in Superman #117)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #233; next appearance in Superman #117)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #24; next appearance in Superman #117)

Other Character(s)

• A crippled man, a young boy, and a young girl (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent sends a letter to Superman c/o the Daily Planet urging the Man of Steel to stop him from killing Perry White. Everytime he is in his civilian identity, Clark tries to murder Perry. When he changes to Superman, he remembers nothing that occurred.

The attempts to kill Perry are not serious however as Clark is intentionally failing. He eventually succeeds in his real mission, shooting holes in a metal plaque which contains the signatures of both his identities. His strange behavior was caused by an Atlantean artifact which had come into contact with his glasses. After the danger has passed, Superman destroys the artifact. Perry believes that Clark was hypnotized by criminals.