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Approaching Metropolis Airport, a

passenger jet faces the possibility of a

grim disaster. Tension mounts as the

pilot informs the control tower that the

landing gear is stuck. Suddenly, the

copilot sees a slash of red and blue

streaking through the sky. It's a bird.

It's a plane. It's Superman!

Feels strangely weak. It's

taking all the strength I can muster to

bring this plane down safely.

Great work, Superman. Thanks. I

feel better now. Wonder what

caused that weak feeling.

It works, Blinky, and the test was a

success. The Kryptonic waves

from my new transmitter made Superman so

weak, he almost dropped that plane.

Yeah, we only give him a one-minute

treatment. What'll happen to him tomorrow

when the dish wakes up the full power

looter?The Kryptonic waves will destroy

Superman once and for all. And

remember, it takes 15 minutes for the

transmitter to attain full power. And the

waves are effective only within one

square mile. Now we got to hope your plan

to keep old super poop in range for 15

minutes will work. It will work. I'll

go to the Planet office. You can't do

that, boss. You'll escape calm. They

won't recognize me. I'll be

disguised as Professor Folur,

Dean of a journalism school. A

short while later, an award for best

newspaper is presented to the staff of

the Daily Planet. But where

is Mr. Clark Kent?I'm terribly sorry,

Dean Tholer, but Mr. Kent is out on an

assignment. Oh, too bad. I'd hoped he

would be here when I presented this award

from our School of Journalism.

Watch closely.

That, my colorable friends, was

brain control gas. Now,

I am your master. You will obey

my commands without fail. Perry White.

Tomorrow, at the stroke of noon, you

will stand in the middle of Oak Road,

facing north. Jimmy Olsen.

Tomorrow, you will go to Pier 41.

At exactly 12:07

p.m., you will climb onto a piling

that has a red circle painted on it.

Lois Lane.

10,

you will enter apartment 2A

at 37 Pine

Street. 13 p.m.,

you will climb out on the window ledge.

When I snap my fingers, you will

awaken, unaware that you've been under a

spell.

Thank you, Dean Toborn.

Clark Kent here. Kent, this is the Police

Department. You want to get in touch with

Superman?Well, maybe. Why?

Just received a message from an anonymous

caller. He said three of Superman's

friends will be destroyed between noon

and 12:15. Better alert him. Well,

thanks, officer. I'll try to contact

Superman. My

closest friends. Lois, Jimmy,

Perry. And they're all mysteriously

absent.

This is a job for Superman!

Here he is now!

Looking for his pals. I knew.

There's Barry White!

It's happening to me again. That strange

feeling of weakness.

Radio controlled.

Superman, what am I doing here?

Don't you know?No, I don't. Explain

later.

Superman, what happened?

Where am I?I think you were under a

spell. But what-- Later.

Boy, has he got a headache. And

he's weakening fast.

Superman! How-- Quick, Lois.

Inside.

Superman, you seem weak. What is

it?Waves of Krypton

rays. Spotted

transmitter on mountain.

steel ball has

core of lead waves

can't penetrate making shield

in one minute Superman will be

finished

back to the cage for you Luthor

and your henchmen too

That Professor Tholor was really Luthor

in disguise. Yeah, he put us under a

spell. So that's it.

Clark, did anything happen to you

around noon today?Noon?Why,

no, Lois. Nothing except a...

headache.