Comic Title: Action Comics #10
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: February 7, 1939 Copyright Date January 25, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (Superman Goes to Prison)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (1998)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB (2006)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #9; next appearance in Action Comics #11)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #9; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#1))
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #9; next appearance in Action Comics #11)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Action Comics #6; next appearance in Superman #2)

Villain(s)

• Superintendent Wyden and his men (the leader of the Corey-Town Chain Gang; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Walter Crane (an escaped prisoner; no further appearances)
• Several other prisoners, two Daily Planet employees, and Governor Bixby (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent is contacted by Walter Crane, a wanted fugitive, from the Corey-Town Chain Gang. Crane alleges cruel treatment of the prisoners by Superintendent Wyman. Clark begins a series of exposes on the camp, which cause the Governor to investigate. The atrocities are hidden while the Governor is present, so Wyman’s actions are still hidden.

Wyman then visits the Daily Star and demands to see Clark Kent. He forces Clark to reveal the location of his source, Crane. Kent gives up his source which causes his co-workers to disrespect him. Clark then reveals that he did so only to lull Wyman into believing he was safe. Clark now planned to go to the camp and get photographic proof of the abuse.

As Superman, Clark goes undercover as Tom Daly and gets sent to work in the chain gang after assaulting Wyman. Superman quickly makes a mockery of Wyman, gets his photos, rescues another prisoner, and turns the tables on his captor by locking him in a sweat-box. Superman then brings the Governor to the camp, where Wyman confesses. Along with Kent’s photos the chain gang is cleaned up, and Wyman is convicted.