ACTION COMICS (1938) #78

“THE CHEF OF BOHEMIA.” Superman cooks up a super recipe to foil a slumlord who is losing money from renting a spot to a small businessman in a prosperous nightclub area, and who seeks to oust the man by any means possible in order to attract a newer tenant who will pay a higher rent. Superman: Racketeer Biff Condor wants to take over a bohemian restaurant called the Borsht Bowl, run by Russian chef Sergei, so he can turn it into a night club with an illegal gambling den in the back. Sergei, however, refuses to give up his place, since although he doesn’t make much money from it, it’s a lifeline for the area’s struggling artists.…