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Superman: "Superman's Ark"
Perry White) has given Clark) and Lois) the day off, so the two decided to go to the zoo. When they arrived at the zoo, they found that it was void of any visitor and animals. However, the two encountered a zookeeper named Charles, who told them that the city council refused to purchase any more animals and that the war in Europe also made acquiring new animals difficult. Suddenly, Mr. Morgan, a city councilman told Charles that he would be fired at the end of the week as the city council believed that the zoo was a waste of money. Clark, who had overheard the conversation, transformed into Superman and caught Charles who jumped off of a height. After they landed, Charles insisted that with the zoo closed, there was nothing worth living for. Superman pointed to an abandoned ark that the zoo once used as an exhibit and carried it to Africa.
When Superman arrived in Africa, he heard the sounds of hunters attacking elephants. He came in and was attacked by the hunters. After defeating the hunters, their leader, Count Von Henzel), recognized that he was fighting Superman and apologized for mistaking him for a "strange creature of the jungle." The count claimed that Superman had trespassed onto his domain, but offered him his hospitality. The two rode on an elephant to Von Henzel's residence. On the way to the residence, Superman told the count that he needed to return to America with a cargo of wild animals. Von Henzel claimed that he lived alone, but in his residence, a woman came out and was ordered by Von Henzel to return to her room. Von Henzel claimed that the woman was his sister. Next, Von Henzel showed Superman his trophy room. Then, Superman made himself at home. At night, the woman who Von Henzel claimed to be his sister entered Superman's room to tell him that he was in danger. Von Henzel caught the woman out of her room, scolded her, and ordered her to return.
The next morning, Superman and one of the hunters left the residence to search for animals. The first animal that they caught was a tiger, which they caught after climbing a mountain. Next, they put the tiger in a cage. Superman and the hunters continued to search for more animals. The hunters were intimidated by the animals, but Superman was able to capture all of them. After catching the animals, one of the hunters offered Superman a drink. Superman drank and was knocked unconscious. The hunters brought Superman back to the residence where Von Henzel trapped him in suspended animation in a refrigerator. The count brought the woman and her brother downstairs to look at Superman incarcerated. The count ordered the woman and her brother to enter the refrigerator and be turned to statues or be shot down. Suddenly, Superman got up and confronted Von Henzel, who tripped and fell inside the refrigerator. Next, Superman left with the cages full of animals for America and returned to collect the two siblings and the ark to bring them to America. Superman dropped the two siblings near a house before leaving with the ark for America.
Meanwhile, Charles was attempting to convince the city council not to fire him. Suddenly, the men heard cheering outside as Superman had returned with the ark full of animals.
Superman returned to the Daily Planet where he assumed his civilian identity of Clark Kent.
Creative credits
Writers: Jerry Siegel, Mort Weisinger, Fred Ray, Gardner Fox, Ken Fitch
Interior art: Leo Nowak, Mort Meskin, Chad Grothkopf, Fred Ray, Joseph Sulman, Bernard Baily
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COMICBASE: comicbase:11753
GCD: 1979