ACTION COMICS (1938) #77

“THE HEADLINE HOAX.” The Prankster disguises himself as a blind newsdealer and manufactures Daily Planet headlines to con certain people so that he can make a profit off them! Superman: The Prankster is back and is looking for some easy money. While in Planet Square in Metropolis, he spots crooked share dealer Amos Amster, and strikes a deal with him. The Prankster takes over a news stand and prints up special editions of the Planet to sell to particular customers. The paper he sells to Thomas Todd runs a story, supposedly by Clark Kent, that Todd’s steel mill has been destroyed by an earthquake. Believing himself ruined, Todd agrees to sell the mill to Amster for a bargain price.…