Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #23
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: May 31, 1946 Copyright Date May 29, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 72
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Colossus of Metropolis"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Ira Yarbrough
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Superman:The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC (2009)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #98; next appearance in Action Comics #99)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #98; next appearance in Action Comics #99)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #98; next appearance in Superman #42)

Other Character(s)

• Frank Bushwick, Coleman Lacy, and Mary Dashiell (silent movie stars; no further appearances)
• Ray Morris, Arthur Wingham, and Gerald Keene (a supply company owner, a bank president, and a shipping magnate; no further appearances)
• Lon Yee (a bronze foundry owner; no further appearances)
• Pat O'Gilvy and a tugboat skipper (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The residents of Metropolis are shocked when two wonders of the ancient world appear in their city. A giant Colossus has been constructed in the harbor and a reconstruction of Babylon's Hanging Gardens puzzle everyone including Superman. When a rain storm strikes the city, the two wonders are destroyed. They were constructed with weak materials that couldn't withstand the rain.

The next day, three former silent movie stars visit the Daily Planet and explain that they constructed the wonders for publicity. Superman then agrees to help them film a new movie that will revive their careers. Superman constructs new props and takes the cast and crew around the world. When production is finished, Superman is honored with a giant statue of his own in Metropolis Harbor.