Superman Vol 1 88

"The Toughest Job In the World": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Synopsis for "The Toughest Job In the World"

Appearing in "The Toughest Job In the World"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White

Antagonists:

• Chief engineer for the subway tunnel (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Gorman (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
  • Metropolis Steel Works

Vehicles:

• Barge
• Truck
  

Synopsis for "The Dog Who Loved Superman"

Appearing in "The Dog Who Loved Superman"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White
• Jimmy Olsen

Antagonists:

• The Professor (Single appearance)
  • Gilt-Edge George (Single appearance)
  • Eddie LaForce (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Reginald Chauncey Applewaite III (A dog) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
• Paris, France
  • Eiffel Tower
    

Synopsis for "The Terrible Trio"

The Prankster, The Toyman and criminal scientist Lex Luthor meet by chance at the same amusement park.All are temporarily out of ideas, so they form a teamup; assuming this will give them inspiration. Prankster and Toyman's crimes are imaginative failures. The trio escapes only because Superman is occupied rescuing bystanders from such dangers as falling safes and miniature figures of Superman that are explosive devices.

Luthor egotistically reads out his two partners for their "inflated reputations" and launches something called THE FLOATING AIR MINES----gigantic explosive devices that circle over Earth's major cities. Each city is ordered to pay one billion dollars apiece or face destruction.

While destroying the devices one by one,Superman encounters one that is booby trapped with a Kryptonite coating. Luthor then launches THAT mine into deep space with Superman trapped on it.

But Kryptonite does not affect Superman's vision powers. He uses his heat vision to prematurely explode the mine where it will harm no one, and he escapes unharmed.

Returning to Earth, Superman easily captures the surprised trio. To his delight, Prankster and Toyman are so delighted to have Luthor's ego punctured that they basically surrender without a fight.

Appearing in "The Terrible Trio"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• Lex Luthor
• Toyman (Final appearance)
• Prankster (Final appearance)

Other Characters:

• Metropolis Police Department

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
• Washington, D.C.
  • Capitol Building
• Paris, France
  • Eiffel Tower

Items:

• Exploding "Superman" dolls (Destroyed)
• Floating Mines (Destroyed)
• Green Kryptonite

Vehicles:

• Jet-Mobile
• Stratosphere Rocket

Notes

• "The Terrible Trio" is reprinted in Superman: From the 30's to the 70's, Superman: From the 30's to the 80's and The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told.
  • This story marks the final appearances of Earth-Two's Prankster and Toyman.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superman series
• Images from Superman Vol 1 88

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