Comic Title: Superman:The Dailies:1939-1942 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: November 25, 1998 Direct Market Date November 25, 1998
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: November 25

Direct Market Date November 25, 1998
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of December 4, 1998

Shipping Date December 2, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1309

Shipping Date November 18, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1306

Direct Market Date October 21, 1998
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #7 (#115)

Shipping Date October 21, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1301

Cover Price: $75.00
Page Count: 560
Editor: Peter Poplaski

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Jewel Smugglers"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Superman (Comic Strip)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: Paul Cassidy

Reprinted From:
Superman #3 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Action Comics #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Action Comics #22)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Action Comics #20)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #3; next appearance in Superman #9)

Villain(s)

• Lew Frawley and his men (smugglers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Frawley’s wife (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally appeared as a serial in the Superman daily newspaper strip and was in black and white.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Superman:The Dailies in which the original newspaper strip version of the story is reprinted.

Superman Daily Strip #55-66, 03/20/1939-04/01/1939

Synopsis:
Clark receives a promotion for his work on the Trent article. Lois however is returned to writing the lovelorn column because the editor believes that reporting is too dangerous for her. Lois is angry with Clark, but when a woman comes in to tell her about a smuggling ring she agrees to go on a date with Clark.

At the club, Lois makes a pass at the smuggler to get his attention. While dancing Lois obtains evidence from the man’s pocket. His gang sees this, so they grab Lois and kidnap her. Clark is thrown in the water, while they escape by boat. Clark changes into Superman and saves Lois. He recovers the evidence and turns the crooks in to the police. He even scoops Lois by phoning in the article first.