Action Comics (1938-2011) #2

Action Comics (1938-2011) #2

by Jerry Siegel, Leo E. O'Mealia (Cover Art), Joe Shuster (Penciller)

After investigating Alex Greer, Superman finds those responsible for instigating war in Europe. This is a Superman-only issue.

Genres: Comics, Superman, Dc Comics, Comic Book

14 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 1938

About the author

Jerome "Jerry" Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century.
He and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.

Reviews

[Jedi JC Daquis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thanks to DC Comics' 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition, I get to read Superman Action Comics stories, like what was published way, way back in 1938 in AC issue 2.

I thought the early Superman stories only feature our big boy blue fighting goons mano-a-mano, leaping high and running fast, saving Lois and being Clark. No, madams and sirs, as what can be read in this issue, the politics back then is very similar to what is happening right now.

Action Comics #2 is a testament that war is business. It has never changed and it will never be. It will always be that somewhere far away from the war, somebody is reaping a fortune. Never realized that this sentiment has already persisted even before the second world war.

[Shane Stanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chrises on Infinite Earths - Chris’s Time Capers #2

Read to see Superman solve war.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action Comics #2
Superman: "Revolution in San Monte (Part II of II)"

Picking up where the last issue left off, Superman reaches the munitions manufacturer and disposes of his henchmen then forces him to get on the ship to San Monte. Of course, the guy tries to pull a fast one on ole Supes. but it backfires. Supes decides the best punishment would be to force him to join the military, and get this, HE JOINS IT TOO to assure that he actually did it so he could keep punishing the guy!



Apparently the San Monte military will enlist ANYONE no matter what nationality they are, how inclusive! My big question is, since there is a civil war going on, what side did they chose? Oh, I almost forgot that Lois also randomly gets framed for something after she was sent to tag along and is all of a sudden nice to Clark even though she hates his guts.



Superman eventually reaches the two sides leaders and is about to have them duke it out to end the war when they tell him this -



The idea being, the only reason for the war is to profit off of munition sales, a very political and real message, but the overall silliness of how this story is written makes it hard to take seriously. That being said, it was a fun read.

[Alessandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story, which continues the previous one, is a little bit better, and shows a face of Superman which will be abandoned during the years, that is to say the menacing one. He even menaces to KILL someone, something that the modern era Man of Steel would never even dreaming of saying, and that in these first stories is instead something he does with easiness and deliberately. Of course the first Superman is a byproduct of his era, the late ‘30s of the last century, when pulp magazines were rampant, and the US were just finishing their era of gangster violence, so this tone and way of speech could be considered “normal” for the times.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Di nomor dua ini, kita akan melihat bagaimana cara Superman mengakhiri suatu perang. Ia menyeret pembuat senjata ke tengah-tengah medan perang dan membuatnya merasakan sendiri kegilaan peperangan. Pembuat senjata itu kapok dan tidak akan lagi membuat senjata. Setelah itu, Superman menculik pucuk pimpinan dari kedua belah pihak dan menyuruh kedua orang itu untuk berkelahi di hadapannya. Di nomor ini juga muncul cerita yang berbau spionase.

[Devin Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not just me who thinks this story is all over the place, right?

It's making me feel like I've forgotten how to read, with how confusing and disorienting it is. (Yes, I know it starts in #1. Yes, I went back and read those pages.)

Still, it's interesting that the villain is a pretty unremarkable arms manufacturer. Can't imagine this would fly once the US entered WWII, especially given the broadly anti-war tone.

[Max Solis · Rating 5 out of 5]

El segundo cómic de la historia de Superman. Me llama mucho la atención ver cómo este Superman era bastante más de moral cuestionable que el Superman que comúnmente conocemos hoy en día. Las amenazas de muerte a soldados o a Norwell serían inverosímiles si las hace el Sups de hoy en día.

En fin, es interesante ver cómo el hombre del mañana detiene una guerra y le da una lección a Norwell, un fabricante de municiones en Estados Unidos.

[O · Rating 5 out of 5]

9/10

Eerily relevant today.

SPOILERS

Superman has a businessman fight in a war for which he provides ammunition.
And in the end he kidnaps both armies leaders from their respective camps to have them fight out the war between themselves. They conclude that they aren't fighting because they hate each other, but to sell ammunition.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Son bastante graciosos las breves tiras de viñetas que hay después de superman. Algunas están bastante guays. En general mug variado jajaja desde vaqueros hasta genios con magos jajaj

[Kaito · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Kevin Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amusing and bizarre Superman tale in which our hero goes on a lengthy undercover mission, to teach an arms dealer a valuable lesson, and then puts an end to a major war.

[Destiny Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

some of the words were hard to read but i actually liked it

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was fine. superman forcing someone to join the army then kidnapping the generals was a little wild