ACTION COMICS (1938) #76

« “A VOYAGE TO DESTINY!” Young Fred Carson is told on his father’s deathbed that he will inherit his father’s fortune if he takes a ship and follows the same course his father had before him to earn all those riches. Fred does, not realizing that he will soon run afoul of Black Patch, a man who once lost an eye to Fred’s father during a fight! Superman: Although this story was published in 1944, it is set in 1939, just before the start of the war. An old sea captain, Matt Carson, lies dying. Because his son Roger has turned into a playboy, Carson senior wants him to learn something of life before he can inherit his fortune.…