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It's a warm and wonderful day. A day when

the sun and the earth are at work

producing food with the help of men like

farmer Sam Dexter. Suddenly out

of the sky drops a strange looking thing.

Looks like a seed pod.

Gee, who's that?That thing sure is

growing fast. Help!

Help Somebody help me!

That man is in real trouble. Now!

Superman! Oh, am I

glad to see you. Relax. I'll get you out

of here.

What is this strange plant?I

don't know, but I sure am glad

to be free of it.

Curly, and now that thing's got you!

Only one thing to do. Burn the roots

with heat vision.

There, that's done it. Up, up, and away!

Later, back at the Daily Planet, Superman

resumes his disguise as mild-mannered

reporter Clark Kent. You know, Perry, if

more than one of those peculiar space

pods fell on our planet, we really have

something to worry about. Better start

worrying, Kent. Listen to this. Strange

space pod falls at Florida missile base.

Giant rocket in danger. Hey, where

are you going?

This is a job for Superman.

That crazy plant's going to break the

rocket. Nuke something. Sorry, Stan best.

I think I know how to lick that plant.

You use liquid oxygen around here. I need

a tank of it with a hose and nozzle.

Fast. Coming right up, Superman.

Thanks. Now stand back.

This stuff is cold enough to freeze

anything.

That's good enough. Now one good

belt will do it.

That's it. Wee, oh wee.

There's enough ice there to air condition

all of Alabama in August. Thanks,

Superman. You're welcome. Up, up,

and away!But the vital work of the Man of

Steel has only begun. For at this moment,

a shocking sight greets his eyes. Great

galaxy! Can this be the harbor of

Metropolis?That's the work of another of

the space plants. It must be destroyed.

This will make a good tool.

Great work, Superman!Now you need it in

Washington, the Capitals being. attacked

by another plant. Up, up, and

away!

Not much time, but I think I know

something that will do the job, and it's

not far from here. Away!

Just what I need. Liquid weed killer.

This has got to be the biggest hypodermic

syringe in the world.

There. Now, I hope this is the last of

those pernicious plants. Not a chance,

Superman. I'm afraid now even you can't

save the world from the true danger of

these plants. The true danger?What do you

mean?Come, let me show you. Look at this.

A new seed pod. It and others like

it are already opening. Soon the Earth

will be covered with these plants. Then

I'll have to destroy the pods before the

seeds can fly. Too late. Already there

are so many in widely scattered parts of

the globe, even you could never destroy

all of them in time. I think I can. And

I'm going to let the Earth itself give me

that help. Up, up, and away!

With your permission, gentlemen, I'll

borrow one of your giant lenses. I

promise to take good care of it.

Now I focus the sun's rays,

and with my supervision, I spot

each one of those plants, then

allow the earth to turn under me and

bring each plant right into my line of

fire. I burn them up

one by one.

There, that does it. The last plant is

dead. Now I'll return this lens. Away!

You know, Kent, that was pretty good

thinking on Superman's part. I mean,

using the Earth's rotation to kill the

plants. Uh-huhBut you'd better do

some quick thinking, Perry, about what

you want to eat. That waiter is giving us

the eye. Okay. I'll have steak

and a baked potato. I think I'll start

with a nice big green salad. How about

you?Same for me, except for the

salad. I, uh, well, I

just don't have any appetite for

greens today.