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: "Superman and the Runaway"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Superman (Comic Strip)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Dennis Neville

Reprinted From:
Superman #3 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #76; next appearance in Superman #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #18; next appearance in Superman #3)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #18; next appearance in Superman #3)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #2; next appearance in Superman #3)

Villain(s)

• Superintendent Lyman (head of State Orphanage; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Frankie Dennis (an orphan boy; no further appearances)
• Several rival reporters and several orphans (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 #127-162, 06/12/1939-07/22/1939

Synopsis:
Superman rescues an escaped orphan, Frankie Dennis, from being killed by a train. When he recovers, Frankie explains that the superindendent at the orphanage mistreats the children. Clark takes him back to the orphanage to help expose Superindendent Lyman.

Lyman pretends that everything is fine to get Clark to leave. Later, Clark returns with Lois followed by some other reporters. Lyman threatens the children in order to keep them quiet about his mistreatment. Clark suspects something but can not prove it.

As Superman, Clark returns to the orphanage that night. He finds evidence that Lyman is grafting on the food supplies. Lois also returns to find Lyman beating Frankie. Exposed, Lyman traps Frankie, Lois, and the other children inside and sets the building on fire. Superman saves everyone and captures Lyman. The orphanage is then turned over to proper care.