ACTION COMICS (1938) #49
“THE PUZZLER!” Superman must battle a twisted intellect who utilizes the principles of parlor games, tricks and puzzles to commit clever crimes. Superman: Lois and Clark visit a table tennis tournament, and Clark has to save one of the players from an exploding ball. The player had received a threat from the Puzzler for not paying tribute. After the match, Superman follows the player’s car and saves him from another attack by the Puzzler’s thugs. That evening, the Puzzler breaks his thugs out of jail, then sends an invitation to Clark at the Daily Planet to visit a secluded building where he will grant Clark an interview.…
