Comic Title: Action Comics #331
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1965
On Sale Date: October 28, 1965 Copyright Date October 28, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Clark Kent's Masquerade as Superman"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted In:
Best of DC #6 (1980)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #63; next appearance in Justice League of America #41)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #330; next appearance in Superman #182)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #89; next appearance in Superman #182)

Villain(s)

• Iron Ike and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The head pressman of the Daily Planet and Sergeant Brogan (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Lois Lane plays a practical joke on Clark Kent by creating a dummy newspaper which exposes his secret identity. However, the pressroom prints the story and news of Clark's secret becomes public knowledge. Perry White learns about the joke and intends to fire Lois and the head pressman. Clark saves their jobs by suggesting that they play the mistake as a hoax.

Clark dresses as Superman and plays the part. However, crime boss Iron Ike learns about the hoax and intends to kill Kent by impersonating Perry White. Ike makes Clark jump out a window and land on the pavement. When he survives the fall, he claims that he knew about Iron Ike's plot and is the real Superman. After the threat has passed, the Daily Planet reveals the hoax to the public. Lois never suspects that her joke headline was really the truth.