We begin with our cover-story, "Midas of Metropolis" by Leo Dorfman, Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Soon after Superman stops a robbery as two men try to break in to the vault of tycoon Cyrus Brand, Superman begins charging for his services. He goes into business buying and selling companies, in direct competition with Cyrus Brand.
Superman makes so much money he creates his own bank to contain it and other citizens want to deposit at his bank as well. Brand is furious over the competition and escalates his financial war with Superman. Eventually, Superman depletes Brand of cash, forcing him to get more printed by his counterfeiting partner Rembrandt Regan. Superman then shuts down the counterfeiting operation and turns both men over to the authorities. Superman's greedy behavior was a ruse to get the counterfeit bills out of circulation without creating a financial panic.
Next is "It's a Plane! It's a Bird--No, It's a Swan... and Anderson" written by E. Nelson Bridwell with illustrations by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. The feature contains biographies of Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson with self-portraits of the artists.
We end with "Requiem for a Hot Rod" also by Leo Dorfman, Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Clark and Lois join an Antique Car Association to get a story on their vintage car rally. When hotrodder Coffin Crowley runs Lois and other drivers off the road, the members call off their rally. Lois and Clark then see the reckless driver at an abandoned air strip where a group of other young motorists are playing chicken. Clark challenges Crowley and beats him. He then exposes Crowley's trick of uses a shining medallion to blind the oncoming driver. Clark wore dark glasses to win. With Crowley exposed, the other drivers call off their game.
One hopes these were inventory pieces from the Weisinger era and not the way forward by Boltinoff.
Edited by Murray Boltinoff.
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