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As the fugitive Dr. Hackett

forces Lois to help him escape in her car,

two of the Spider Lady's men discover them

and give chase in an ambulance.

Recognizing the men, Hackett orders Lois to stop,

but she daringly refuses and...

This looks like a job for Superman.

When I came to, I was in the doctor's office.

And Dr. Hackett, no doubt, is with the Spider Lady,

helping her menace society.

I warned you not to get any wild ideas, but you did.

And you not only muffed this story, you lost Hackett.

But I did have him.

I tied him up and left him in a closet.

Clark's right, chief. It was my fault that Hackett got away.

I untied him.

Perhaps someday I'll find out what really happened.

Now, get out, all of you, and find Hackett,

and don't come back until you do.

Get out! All of you.

Oh, uh, thanks for going to bat for me.

Even though I struck out?

You tried.

So did you.

But next time, let me in on it.

Well, it's still a question

of finding the Spider Lady's hideout.

Dr. Hackett.

So you rescued me from jail only to keep me a prisoner here.

That's putting it very bluntly.

We did it because we need your scientific knowledge.

You're safe here,

and you won't lose by helping us.

And, uh, after I've helped you?

You'll share in our ultimate triumph.

If you achieve it.

You still have Superman to contend with.

You can forget about him, as I have.

I have the one thing that renders him powerless.

Hm, very interesting if true.

Do you mind telling me what it is?

It's kryptonite,

a meteorite fragment of the planet from which Superman came.

It evidently gives off a ray that renders him powerless.

We've seen it work. It really knocks him out.

But it doesn't destroy him.

No, but perhaps if he were exposed to it long enough...

I'll study it.

Perhaps some way may be found

to use it against Superman, wherever he is.

Doctor, you've got it.

No, I haven't yet. But I hope to.

In the meantime, why not trap Superman again

and expose him to the kryptonite?

That's easy to say.

But not impossible.

For instance. Superman never hesitates

to come to the rescue of anyone in danger.

Put one of his friends on the spot,

and he'll do the rest.

We might trick him into coming here.

This is the last place I want him, even with the kryptonite.

Then why not work on that Daily Planet guy, Clark Kent?

Superman seems to keep in touch with him.

Yes. He's the logical one.

We'll have to plan it very carefully.

Ah, ah, ah.

City room.

Clark Kent isn't here. Who wants him?

This is Hawkins.

I've got a hot tip for Clark Kent

about Dr. Hackett.

Oh, you can give it to me, and I'll see that Clark gets it.

Where do you want him to meet you?

In the park?

By the big tree,

near the first crossroad inside the Western Avenue entrance.

Yes. I've got it.

I'll tell him. Thanks, Hawkins. Bye.

Goodbye.

Let's forget about this.

Sure. Sure thing.

Look, you better take me with you. You might need help.

Maybe I'd better. That park's a lonely place at night.

I still think it's a dirty trick to play on Clark.

He's got it coming. He pulled the same trick on me.

Just where in the park are you gonna meet him?

At the big tree near the first crossroads

inside the Western Avenue entrance.

Come on.

That must be the tree he meant.

There's nobody here.

Well, let's look around.

You go that way, and I'll go this way.

Jimmy!

This isn't Clark Kent.

It's that kid reporter, Jimmy Olsen.

Well, he was in the Daily Planet car

in the right spot in the park. How should we know?

You should've taken a good look first.

This might upset our whole plan. Cut out the argument.

This guy's as good as Kent for our purposes.

The idea was to get someone

that Superman would come after, wasn't it?

Sure, that's right.

Well, it might work out better this way.

Tie him up.

I'm gonna make a telephone call.

Clark Kent speaking.

Get word to Superman that we've got Jimmy Olsen.

Who is this?

Never mind that. Just get word to Superman.

Well, how am I going to do that?

That's for you to figure out, but you'd better do it quick.

Well, first you've got to prove that you've really got Jimmy.

Oh, uh, sure thing. Uh, how about meeting me someplace?

All right. Where?

900 block on Columbia Street.

Walk east down the north side. Somebody will contact you.

All right, I'll be there in 10 minutes.

Don't notify the police,

and don't have anyone following you.

Right. I'll be there alone.

So they've captured Jimmy,

hoping to lead Superman into a trap.

How do they expect to trap Superman?

Well, they may have an ingenious weapon.

What are we going to do?

Well, we can't do anything,

but I can go and size up the situation.

I'm going with you.

Oh, no, no.

That'd spoil everything.

Nobody would show up if two of us were seen.

All right.

Papers, eh? Read all about Superman.

Don't turn your head. Just answer my questions.

Very well, what do you want to know?

Keep it down.

Where is Superman?

I can't tell you that.

What can you tell me?

Only that he'd agree to almost any terms to save Jimmy Olsen.

Now, that's more like it.

Uh, there's something else.

What is it?

Superman won't appear until you first turn Jimmy loose.

You said he'd agree to any terms.

I said "almost. "

How will Superman know if we'd let Jimmy go?

I'll tell him.

How will you know?

Well, you're going to take me to where you're holding Jimmy.

I'll see you release him.

Remember one thing.

If this is a trap you're fixing up, you're in it too.

I realize that.

Will Superman definitely show up?

Yes. At midnight.

All right. Keep your eyes straight ahead.

Someone will take you there.

Well?

Our agreement was that you'd let Jimmy go.

So I heard.

But I didn't agree.

Oh, but you must, otherwise Superman won't appear.

I think he will. And on time as usual.

And when he does, we'll give him a shot of this.

It won't be long now.

It will be midnight in 10 minutes.

Make him comfortable, boys.

Why doesn't Superman come as promised?

Probably because you didn't release Jimmy as promised.

He wouldn't know whether we did or not.

Oh, that's where you're wrong.

Let's get rid of these two and clear out of here.

That blast furnace is made-to-order for the job.

Now, you can't hope to defeat Superman.

We're going to, and with Dr. Hackett's help

we'll get the Reducer Ray machine.

This is all we need to handle Superman.

Gimme that...

I got it. Get...

Let's throw him in there.

Now, wait a minute. Put him in the bin.

We'll give Superman 10 minutes more.

Our orders were to get him. Go on.

What daring scheme

of the Spider Lady's is this?

Will this new weapon of Dr. Hackett's destroy Superman?

Be sure to see "Superman to the Rescue,"

chapter eight of Superman, at this theater next week.