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Superman is overcome by synthetic
kryptonite. Now, Atom Man's aides take

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charge of him, posing as a doctor and
ambulance attendants.

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Well, what are we waiting here for?

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This time, we got him for good.

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Superman is here, under control.

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Good work, Alba.

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Withdraw the Kryptonite rays, so he will
recover, slowly.

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So, the mighty man of steel has met his
master, meek

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as a lamb.

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Get up.

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The last time you stood beneath that
ark, you tricked me. And cleverly, I

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admit. But this time you shall not
escape.

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There is no transformer strong enough to
develop the energy to control me.

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I have a supply of plutonium, thanks to
you and your X-ray vision.

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With it, I have intensified the electron
output of my arc so that nothing can

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resist this integration, not even the
invincible Superman.

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Put him under the arc.

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Before you depart for an eternity of
aimless wandering into the empty doom,

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what have you to say?

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Just this.

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I'll be back.

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only a demonstration.

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When the proper time comes, the world
will know me as its master.

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Albert, help me remove this disguise.

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Hey, you two, run, don't walk to White's
office. He's been burning up the wires

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ever since you called in.

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Thank him.

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How's Superman?

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We don't know.

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What do you mean you don't know? When
you phoned in, you said he was on the

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way to the hospital.

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Well, that's what we thought.

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I'll check every hospital. We've already
done that. He's not in a hospital. Then

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where is he? I don't know.

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But I have a hunch the atom man does.

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Yeah, he probably knocked him out with
synthetic kryptonite. Oh, then the

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ambulance was a plant.

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It looks like it. Well, what are we
waiting for? Get busy. Write the story.

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I was just thinking this may be the end
of Superman.

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Maybe, but don't let your personal
feelings interfere with your work. If

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Clark's out there, send him in.

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Okay, Chief.

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printers ain't for blood.

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That Kent character has a knack for not
being around.

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These newfangled typewriters.

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you know, won't work unless it's plugged
in.

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Keep going.

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You're sure he's not in his apartment?

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Well, thanks for your trouble.

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Send Lois Lane in here.

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Want me, Chief? Yes, I just talked to
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department house. He hasn't been there
for two days.

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Oh, seems to me he said something about
visiting his folks. You're making that

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up as you go along.

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I was only... Now, why cover for him?

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Did it ever occur to you that Clark Kent
might be Superman?

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I've often wondered about it. Well,
before anyone else reaches the same

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conclusion, get busy on your typewriter
and write the story.

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What good's it going to do to unmask
Superman?

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He's gone anyhow.

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Well, I was thinking maybe we should
wait until... This is a newspaper, not a

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protective society. If I don't publish
the story, someone else will.

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Our motto is... I know the planet.
Always first with the news.

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What's up?

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The boss has been practicing his
arithmetic.

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Put two and two together.

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Clark plus Superman?

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Just keep it down to a loud whisper.

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How much does he know?

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He's guessing like we are.

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Let him guess. That won't hurt anybody.

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No. I have orders to put his master
deduction into headlines a foot high.

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Orders are orders.

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If Clark is Superman, we don't have the
right to expose his secret.

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And if he isn't, why give a big dope a
buildup he doesn't deserve?

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I think you'd better write the story.

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Sure, I'll write the story.

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But you're going to see to it that it's
never printed.

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I am?

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Yes, I am.

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Here's your storm.

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What? This is terrific.

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Thanks. May I go now? Stick around,
young woman.

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Composing room?

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Hold the front page for a replay. I'm
sending the copy right down.

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I know how you feel, Lois. But stories
like this are the lifeblood of the

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newspaper business.

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But Superman is such a nice guy. I know,
but you can't hold out on the public

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with a story like this.

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White speaking.

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Mr. White, this is Clark Kent.

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Where have you been, Kent?

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We've turned the town inside out.

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I got in a jam, but I'm on the trail of
a big story.

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Good. Stay with it. I'll have a rewrite
man stand by.

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What are you doing with my story?

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Forget the replay. Run the front page
layout the way you have it.

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Just a moment, young lady.

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I want you to cover the robbery of the
baby laundry.

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Get the personal angle.

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You mean da-da-goo-goo? The crime
against the infant world? Now, none of

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your lip.

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And that reminds me, Kent didn't tell me
where he was.

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Trace that last call. When I get hold of
Kent, I'll twist him into a pretzel.

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May I go now, Superman?

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How are you this afternoon, Miss Lane?

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How was I?

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Terrific. You should be in vaudeville.
The boss fell for it like a ton of

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bricks. But is he sore?

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At whom?

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Clark Kent.

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Seems he neglected to say where he was.

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How about some lunch?

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The composing room is waiting for this
story.

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Be a pal. Run out and get some burgers
and coffee. We'll eat here.

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How will you have the burgers?

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The works.

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I'll be back in a flash with the hash.

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Jimmy, look.

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Yeah, no hands.

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Huh?

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It's a message from Superman.

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Don't you want to call the police? And
have all the reporters in town on the

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spot? But Superman says... There's one
story we're going to break alone.

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Coming? You talked me into it. Well,
what about the grub? We'll eat it on the

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way.

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I hope you know what we're doing.

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What do we do now?

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You sneak up on them from behind while I
pull a damsel in distress act.

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Oh, just like in the movies.

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My car has stalled down the road a bit.
I wonder if you could give me some help.

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Sorry, lady.

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I don't know anything about automobiles.

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Couldn't you just give me a push?

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Look, lady, if you want help... There's
a service station down the road about a

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mile.

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Well, the age of chivalry has certainly
passed.

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Sure a lot of switches around here.

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Yeah. I wonder which is the main one.

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Looking for someone?

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The Ataman!

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If my memory serves me correctly, you
are Miss Lane and Mr.

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Olsen of the Daily Planet.

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Charmed, I'm sure.

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Or am I?

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Perhaps I can guess your mission.

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You are here to save Superman.

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I noticed you were trying to determine
which one of those switches would bring

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him back.

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I admire courage, so I am going to give
you a sporting chance.

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One of those two switches will free
Superman from the empty doom.

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The other one will seal his fate
forever.

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It's up to you to choose the right one.

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Are you willing to make the gamble?

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Yes. Very well.

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Go ahead.

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Will Superman be able to return from the
empty doom? Is Luthor now to have a free

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hand in his mad career?

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For the stirring answers, see Superman
Crashes Through, Chapter 9 of Atom Man

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vs. Superman at this theater next week.