Comic Title: Action Comics #393
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1970
On Sale Date: August 27, 1970 Copyright Date August 27, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "Superman Meets Super-Houdini"
Pages: 14

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Murphy Anderson
Letterer: John Costanza

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #136; next appearance in Justice League of America #84)

Villain(s)

• Riff and Cass (criminals; no further appearances)
• Stoney Croy (a crime boss; no further appearances)
• Mick Leroy (a counterfeiter; no further appearances)
• Hack Wheeler (a hijacker; no further appearances)
• Crip Brand (a hitman; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hairbreadth Holahan (aka Mace Larkin; an escape artist; no further appearances)
• Dan Holahan (Hairbreadth's son; no further appearances)
• An unnamed governor (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman meets Hairbreadth Holahan an escape artist and his young son Dan. Later, Holahan is approached by criminals who have discovered that Hairbreadth had a secret criminal past as Mace Larkin. They threaten to expose him unless he breaks their boss, Stoney Croy out of prison.

During a performance with Superman, Hairbreadth steals a valuable diamond. Superman catches him and sends him back to jail. Hairbreadth then breaks out Croy and is led to a secret criminal hide-out inside an abandoned prison. The Holahan reveals himself as Superman. The two switched places and were working together to apprehend the entire gang. Following the successful capture of the criminals, Hairbreadth receives an official pardon.