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| Superman 186, May 1966! |
SUPERMAN 186, May 1966, was published on March 17, 1966. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (8:51) THE TWO GHOSTS OF SUPERMAN (15 pgs.), written by Otto Binder and drawn by Al Plastino.
- (34:16) CLARK KENT, GANGSTER (10 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.
- (59:18) MY PULL LIST reviewing the comic books I received that carried the January 2021 cover date, released during the month of November 2020, that I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
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In "The Two Ghosts of Superman", you wondered what the crooks motive was, in melting down the gold to make fake treasure for Superman to recover. I may have an idea on that. In 1933, shortly after taking office, President Franklin Roosevelt used his powers under the 1917 Trading With the Enemy Act to make private ownship of gold coins and bars illegal, and requiring Americans to trade any gold for paper money. Anyone who didn't do this faced 10 years in prison and a fine equal to twice the value of gold retained. This remained in effect until President Gerald Ford reversed Roosevelt and once again permitted private gold ownership. The crooks in the story couldn't cash in their stolen gold in its orginal form would be close to impossible, since it would probably be recognized as stolen goods. Melting into coins or bars would have raised questions about where it came from, since it had been decades since Americans could own those legally. Turning into "recovered treasure from the past" was, essentially, money laundering, allowing them to cash in their stolen gold.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Superman was being ridiculous by tunneling into the crook's estate, but it seems to me that there was a lot of tunneling in the Silver Age, for whatever reason.
"Clark Kent, Gangster" was an interesting story, one of several I remember, in which Superman explored the idea of having a different secret identity. I always enjoyed those stories, but was always glad to have Clark back in his usual place as Superman's secret identity.
Thanks for the history lesson! I didn't know that. Too bad the story itself didn't spell it out. I think it would have improved the story. It may have hinted at it when Superman mentioned that the loot involved was from past gangsters who may have gone straight.
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