Comic Title: Superman #17
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1942
On Sale Date: May 6, 1942 Newsstand Date May 6, 1942
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #49, Page 16

Copyright Date May 5, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Man or Superman?"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: John Sikela

Reprinted In:
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies HC (1971)
Superman from the 30s to the 80s HC (1983)
Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC (2000)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB (2011)
Superman:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2014)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #49; next appearance in Superman #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #49; next appearance in Superman #17)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #49; next appearance in Superman #17)

Villain(s)

• The Talon (Albert Caldwell; president of Metropolis Subway, Inc.; no further appearances)
• Talon's men (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Alexei Luthor (pictured in Lois Lane’s scrapbook)
• Ultra-Humanite (pictured in Lois Lane’s scrapbook)

Comments:
Lois begins to suspect Clark Kent is Superman. She also reviews a scrapbook which contains pictures from past Superman adventures including a recreation of the cover of Action Comics #1.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent eludes Lois at a subway station in order to fix a broken rail as Superman. Clark’s disappearance causes Lois to suspect that he is Superman. She tries to prove it by putting both herself and Clark in danger from the saboteur known as the Talon. However, using his super-speed Superman is able to make it appear to Lois as if he and Clark are in the same place at the same time.