Comic Title: Superman in the Fifties TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2002
On Sale Date: September 18, 2002 Direct Market Date September 18, 2002
Source: Previews, Vol. 12 #7 (#163)

Direct Market Date September 18, 2002
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Cover Price: $19.95
Page Count: 192
Editor: Nick J. Napolitano

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Superman"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Superman #96 (1955)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #4; next appearance in Superman #96)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #201; next appearance in Action Comics #202)

Other Character(s)

• Alice Norton, Martha and John (a blind girl, her mother, and her father; no further appearances)
• Myrtle and her mother (no further appearances)
• Various unnamed doctors (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Alice Norton is a young girl who wins a contest and is awarded a sight-seeing trip from Superman. However, Alice is blind and does not believe Superman is real. Superman uses his powers to try and convince the girl that he is real, but she thinks he is using tricks.

Superman then examines the girl's eyes and sees a sliver of glass which is responsible for her blindness. Doctors can't see the glass, so Superman volunteers to do the operation himself. Superman reads every medical book at super speed, then he performs the surgery.

Alice's sight returns. Superman takes her on her sight-seeing trip, convincing her that he is real. Alice's father also returns from a self-imposed exile, because he blamed himself for Alice's injury. Mr. Norton learns he wasn't responsible, and the family is reunited.