Comic Title: Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: September 9, 1998 Direct Market Date August 12, 1998
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #6 (#114)

Direct Market Date September 9, 1998
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 9, 1998

Direct Market Date September 9, 1998
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of September 12, 1998

Shipping Date September 9, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1296

Shipping Date August 26, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1294

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 232
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (The Atomic Disintegrator)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #21 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #20; next appearance in Action Comics #22)

Supporting Character(s)

• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #20; next appearance in Action Comics #22)

Villain(s)

• Ultra-Humanite (last appearance in Action Comics #20; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #21)
• Ultra’s henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Terry Curtis (an atomic scientist; first appearance; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #21)
• Several soldiers and policemen (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was originally not titled.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent is caught in an explosion, but escapes unharmed. He is taken to the laboratory of Dr. Terry Curtis, who Clark learns, caused the explosion while perfecting an atomic explosive weapon. Ultra, in the body of Dolores Winters, also hears about the weapon and uses his feminine body to get close to Curtis. Ultra then kidnaps the scientist and takes him to his secret headquarters.

Soon, with the weapon perfected and installed on an aircraft, Ultra blackmails the city of Metropolis. Superman stops the plane and rides it back to a volcano which serves as Ultra’s base. Ultra has rigged an explosive device to destroy Metropolis if Superman enters the lab.

In order to rescue Curtis, Superman follows Ultra’s orders to rob a museum of a crown jewel exhibit. The national guard and the police try to stop him, but he obtains the jewels and returns to the volcano. Ultra tries to double-cross him, but Superman destroys his machines, rescues Curtis, and causes the volcano to erupt, destroying the base.