Action Comics #37 (1941)

Action Comics #37 (1941) features a thrilling story about the criminal element of Metropolis killing every police commissioner appointed, and Clark Kent sees a connection between the crooked politicians and the criminals. Superman appears on the scene to stop a crime wave that's hit Metropolis. However, the criminals manage to escape their sentences, which prompts the mayor to fire the police commissioner. Unfortunately, the new commissioner is murdered within hours of his appointment, and the next two commissioners face the same fate. With nobody willing to take on the job, the mayor and Lois talk Clark into becoming commissioner. But in order to make him look tough, Lois arranges for an ex-con to fake an assault on Clark. Unfortunately, things go wrong when Clark is attacked by a real assassin, leading him to use his superpowers to fend off the would-be killer. In the end, Clark foils a plot to fire-bomb the mayor's office and successfully captures the fired police commissioner behind the crimes. Don't miss this captivating issue of Action Comics!