Comic Title: Action Comics #53
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: August 19, 1942 Copyright Date August 15, 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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "The Man Who Put Out the Sun"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 4 HC (2005)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB (2012)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #7; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #53)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #52; next appearance in Superman #19)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #52; next appearance in Superman #19)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Action Comics #51; next appearance in Superman #19)

Villain(s)

• Night Owl and his gang (Marty Kelly and Benson named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Lois awakens to find that the entire city block surrounding her apartment has been veiled in an unnatural darkness. She wanders onto the street and collides with a jewel thief. The thief gets away, but Lois suspects that the darkness was intentionally used to cover the robbery.

Lois's theory proves to be correct as she, Clark, and Sergeant Casey learn of another robbery being carried out under the cover of black light. Superman is able to penetrate the darkness and capture one of the crooks.

Unable to make the thug talk, Superman replaces him in prison and is broken out by the gang. Superman in disguise is taken back to the criminals' hide-out, unknowingly followed by Lois. Superman apprehends the gang and their leader the Night Owl, protecting Lois from danger in the process.