Comic Title: Best of DC #16
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1981
On Sale Date: June 4, 1981 Newsstand Date June 4, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #191

Newsstand Date June 4, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #55

Newsstand Date June 4, 1981
Source: Comics Journal, #64

Newsstand Date June 4, 1981
Source: Amazing Heroes, #2

Newsstand Date June 4, 1981
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 81 #8

Copyright Date May 12, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date May 12, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #55

Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Trial of Superman"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #301 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #134; next appearance in Justice League of America #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #134; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #42)
• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #134; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #42)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #134; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #42)

Villain(s)

• Count X and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A judge, court officials, a lawyer, a district attorney, and a jury (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent and Lois Lane trail a gang of crooks to a warehouse. The crooks find out they have been followed and that Clark has overheard their plan. They chase the reporters, but Clark pretends that Superman arrives and kills him. Consequently, the Man of Steel is arrested for murder.

Superman is sent to prison and with Kent out of the way, the crooks carry out their plans as scheduled. When their leader arrives Superman captures the gang. Clark then turns up alive and reveals that his death was a hoax to catch the gang leader.