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I don't know, everybody's in such a hurry these days.

Pretty soon I won't need a haircut. My boss is going to scalp me. Don't worry.

You'll be next.

Thank you, sir. Come again.

Next time you take a walk, use your own feet.

Give me a shave. Make it snappy.

Yes, sir. Sit right down.

Oh, over here, please.

You new around here?

Well, sure. I just bought the shop this week.

See all the flowers?

Here, have one.

Just trim the brush. Skip the posies.

Excuse me, but I think I was next.

And who do you think you are?

I'm Jim Orson from the Daily Planet.

A reporter, huh?

Well, the name is Rick Sable.

S-A-B-L-E.

You remember that if you want to stay healthy.

You mean Rick Sable the gangster?

There's only one.

Me.

Well, uh...

Pardon me, but there is another.

I say there's only one.

You want to make something of it?

Rick Sabre was my best friend in school.

When we were kids, he used to say, Tony, someday I'm going to make a million

dollars. And I'm going to give you half of it. It usually worked, too.

What do you mean it worked?

Well, Rick was always a generous kid.

So I used to give him another stick of bubble gum.

Tony. The skinny kid with the freckles, Tony Gambini. Tony Gambini, that's me.

Well, you add a pound here and there.

Now, you wouldn't be Rick Sable, my old friend. I told you there was only one.

Well, that's wonderful, wonderful, after all these years.

Yeah, yeah, it's been a stretch to snap it up. I gotta get out of here by noon,

huh? Well, right after the next customer, huh?

I said now.

It's all right, Tony. I'll wait till you're finished with Mr. Sable. Well, I

thought you were in a hurry. I got lots of time.

Okay.

Ah, Rick, it's a small world.

How goes it by, Rick?

No, I'm not complaining.

What are you doing now?

Just taking it easy.

Where you working?

Rick Sable don't work for nobody.

You mean you're out of work?

Well, that's wonderful.

I need a partner. Why don't you come in business with me?

You working a clipper joint? No, thanks. I'm after the big dough. Still talking

about the big money.

I'm serious.

I'd like to have you with me.

Well, what's so funny about 50 grand?

Nothing, Rick. Nothing.

All you got to do is rob the National Bank or the...

Acme jewelry store or... Keep it, Mom. You want the kid to get ideas?

I think I'll get a bite to eat while I'm waiting, Tony. Is there a restaurant

handy? Yeah, right around the corner.

You mean the gangster?

Yeah, Rick Sable.

I think he's going to hold up the Acme jewelry company.

Can you get word to Superman?

Well, perhaps I can, Jimmy.

But how did you find out about this?

Well...

Overheard it in the barbershop. So the smartest crook in town outlines a

robbery in front of a witness. I'm sorry, Jimmy, I can't buy it. Jeepers,

Mr. Ken, it sounded genuine.

Well, there might be something to it at that.

You stay there and keep an eye on things.

If anything develops, call me.

Uh, Jimmy, be careful.

Sure, Mr. Ken, I'll watch out.

And that's how I'm sure.

If you know there's a robbery...

You get up out of that chair just like that and go over there by the phone,

call the police, tell them what it's all about.

Hello, operator. Give me the police.

Hello, police.

There will be a robbery today at 12 noon at the... What's that?

Well, give me the robbery division then.

Come on, Rick. You're carrying this joke too far. It's all a mistake. I'm sorry.

But I haven't told him yet.

Oh, look, the police are busy. It's not fair to send him on wild goose chases.

Say, what was I going to tell him?

Are you feeling all right, Rick?

Yeah, of course. Of course.

Same old Rick.

Hey, you're making me laugh just like we did when we were kids.

I make you laugh?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Very funny.

Even fooled the kid, didn't we?

Well, I was wise to you all along.

Well, I can't wait any longer, Tony. I'll get a trim later. But I'm almost

done.

Hi, Jimmy.

Well, did you find anything out?

Nah, nothing.

They were just pulling my leg, that's all.

This the man?

Yeah, that's him.

What a production.

He even started to call the police.

Police? What for?

To tell him the robbery would be at noon today.

And if Tony hadn't called off the joke, Rick would have gone through with the

call, too.

Well,

many a truth spoken and jest, I guess.

Forget it. I just goofed, that's all.

Anyway, Miss Lane will give us a full report.

Lois?

Yeah, she went down to the Acme Jewelry Company to pick up her wristwatch.

She should be there by now.

Well, it's two minutes to twelve.

Jimmy, would you mind taking these down to the desk for me?

Sure.

What's the matter? You got a lunch date or something? No, not exactly. I just

remembered something important.

All right, boys. Dopaman.

Drop those guns.

Thank you, ma'am.

Superman, what's going on here?

Look out, Miss Lane. Friend of yours, eh, Superman?

Well, take it easy and she won't get hurt.

Okay, Harry, pick up the bag and let's go.

I get it. We take the girl along, eh? Yeah, sort of like insurance.

If you're smart, you won't try to stop us. You aren't going anywhere.

Oh, the gun. It's too hot to handle.

Well, that's how it is with guns.

He must have done it with his x-ray vision.

Yes, he must have. And I don't like having guns pointed at me.

Nice going, Miss Lane.

Well, that should hold them till the police arrive.

Oh, would you mind going in there and untying that gentleman you find under

the counter? It's the least I can do, especially if I want to get my watch.

Excuse me.

Can't you hear the news?

No, what happened?

Well, Miss Lane just got back from lunch.

Oh, that's nice.

I hope she enjoyed her meal.

Well, she didn't say, but you know what?

Superman prevented the Acme Jewel robbery.

He did. My, he certainly gets around, doesn't he? What a story. And I didn't

cover it because I thought it was a hoax.

And I don't blame you. It doesn't add up for Rick Sable to tip off a robbery.

Unless, of course, he was planning a double cross.

Do you suppose, Tony, that Barber had anything to do with it? Oh, talk sense,

will you, Jimmy?

Well, it was just an idea.

It wouldn't do any harm for me to talk to Tony, would it?

No, I don't suppose it would do any harm.

Thank you, sir.

Well, so you came back.

Sit right down, huh?

You can take your time, Tony.

I thought you were in a hurry.

Not now.

But you could do me a favor.

Yeah? Tell me.

What were you and Rick talking about before the robbery?

Well, there was no robbery. We were just kidding.

Well, don't laugh too loud. The Acme Jewelry Company was held up today.

If you're not laughing, I'm not laughing. Is it true?

It happened just like Rick said it would.

What did you talk about?

I thought Rick was honest. I told him so.

Is that all?

Now, look.

Rick was always a good kid. I can't believe he's a thief.

How much did they get?

Nothing. Superman arrived in time.

Superman?

But he couldn't have.

Well, he did.

Well, then tell me what Rick is doing right outside the store.

Well, Rick didn't take part in the robbery. He just planned it.

Now, look, I'm not going to say you're wrong, but I'm going to ask Rick when he

comes in the store. Well, jeepers, he can't find me here. Well, why not? Well,

I'm the one who tipped off Superman.

Well, hide him here, huh?

blinds. Anyone in there?

Who do you think I'm hiding? Superman?

Somebody ratted on the day's job. Now, it was either you or that reporter.

Why pick on me? If the police found out anything, it's because you called them

yourself. What did you say? I called the police?

Well, sure. If I hadn't stopped you, you'd have told them everything.

That's a lie.

I swear it's true.

I'm a level.

On the level.

How could I do such a thing?

It wasn't just a bad dream.

I ran it on my own men.

You need a rest, Rick. A rest, huh?

If this happens again, I'll get a nice long one behind bars.

Well, it's not going to happen again.

And if you say one word of this to anyone...

Has he gone? Yep.

So even Rick doesn't know why he tried to tell the police.

Well, why don't you forget about that? It's much safer.

Tell me, how do you like being a reporter?

It's not bad, except for the people.

Tell me about Rick.

Don't you like people?

Yeah, they're swell.

Especially Mr. Kent and Miss Lane.

But that boss of mine, Mr. White.

Are you afraid of him?

No. Someday I'm going to tell him what I really think, too.

Such as?

You wouldn't be interested.

Try me.

I'd rather talk about Rick Sable.

All right, I'll tell you what we'll do.

We'll talk about Rick.

First, you tell me about Mr. White.

Well, take last week, for example.

Mr. White took the spill in the bathtub and raised a lump the size of an egg on

his head. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I was sorry, too.

So the next day, he assigned me to do an article, Hazards in the Home. Oh, that's

fine. Yeah, except I've been plugging for months for it. If the chief had

listened to me, he wouldn't have had to get a bump on the head to get a good

idea.

And then the week before, there was this mad dog. I'd been telling him... Hold

it, hold it.

You know, you've got lots of good ideas.

Why don't you tell Mr. White about them?

Believe in yourself.

What if he doesn't like my ideas?

Well, then tell him you'll quit and go where you want it.

Tony, you're right.

You're absolutely right.

If he doesn't like my ideas, I will quit.

Hey, what's getting into me? I feel like I could do it. Of course.

I'm not afraid anymore.

You must have done the same thing to Rick Sable.

You told him the report to the police, and he did. Well, now, now, don't blame

me for what Rick does.

Tony, when you believe in someone, they can do the things they were really meant

to do.

I've got nothing to do with it.

It's what people got inside them, good or bad.

You can change a person's entire outlook.

Boy, this could be the greatest thing since movable type.

What are you talking about?

I'll tell you later.

I want to see you a minute, Chief.

Where have you been? Out on a big story, I suppose.

What's going on around here?

Oh, Miss Lane's trying to warn me that you knew I was getting a haircut on

company time.

So you admit it, eh? Why weren't you working?

I was working on what could be the news beat of the year. All right, what have

you thought up this time?

Flying teacups to go with flying saucers? Well, when Superman stopped

Rick Sable's gang from holding up the Acme Jewelry Company today, it was all

because of a barber by the name of Tony. The same barber that hasn't given you a

haircut yet?

He's the one.

You see, this Tony is a very unusual man.

What he believes in tends to happen.

And because he believed Rick Sable was honest...

Rick had to tell her about that jewelry robbery.

You think because this barber believed Rick was honest, Rick had to behave

honestly? That's it in a nutshell.

It's nutty, all right. Wait a minute, Chief. I'm not kidding.

You see, with Tony's help, I'm planning to get Rick to outline his whole plan of

operation. That way, we can clean up this town overnight and keep an

exclusive on the story.

To say nothing of reforming a notorious criminal.

He may have something there, Chief.

Even flying teacups would make more sense.

Now get going to that garden club meeting you were supposed to cover

today. You mean you won't let me try my idea?

No.

Then I resign.

What? I resign.

Now look here, Olsen, this idea of yours isn't worth giving up a good job for, is

it? Yes.

Tony talked me into doing what I should have done a long time ago, just the same

as he did with Rick.

Well, I'm glad somebody talked you into doing what you should. Now get going.

Well, thanks, Chief. I sure appreciate this.

Now get out to that garden club meeting. They're waiting for you.

You mean you're not gonna let me cover the Rick Sable story?

All right, all right. Do whatever you wish. Doesn't matter what I want. I'm

just the boss around here.

Gosh, thanks, boss.

And if nobody minds very much, I think I'll go to lunch.

Would you like your hat?

This Sable guy sure likes privacy.

He lives so far out, they don't even have streetlights.

This is the right road, isn't it?

You saw the signposts.

All we have to do now is find 789.

Suppose he's out.

We'll wait till he gets back.

I don't know why I let you talk me into this.

Easy now.

This may be it.

Hi. In case you're wondering, Tony, I'm Jimmy's co-worker.

Miss Lane, what are you doing here?

You wouldn't want me to miss the fun, would you? But you can't come with us.

This may be dangerous.

Well, we just have to take her back. I'll turn around the driveway here.

Well, if you're afraid, I'm not.

This is private.

property and the boss don't like strangers.

Look, I'm Tony Gambini, Rick Sable's oldest friend. Now take us to him at

once. Sorry, but the boss won't be back till morning.

We'll come back in the morning then.

Nothing doing. You'll stay right here. See that driveway?

Just keep right on until you come to the house.

And no tricks.

Well, good morning, Chief.

You're in early today.

Lots of good it does make.

Will you kindly ask the electrician to fix this thing? Why, what's the matter

with him? No one answers.

Clark. Kent.

See, not even your own sweat.

Well, could that be possibly because I am here instead of in my own office?

Yeah, well, all right, but where's young Olsen?

Oh, don't you remember, Chief? You sent him out on that Rick Sable story.

Yeah, that's right. Where's Lois? Probably went with him. Not on my

orders. She must be around somewhere. Find her and tell her I want to see her,

will you please?

Yes, sir, right away.

And Clark.

If young Olsen doesn't call up soon, let me know, will you? Very good, sir.

What's wrong with this coffee?

It's a nice six cup already.

Better get some sleep, Mickey. I'll keep watch.

No, thanks.

I'll wait for Rick.

If you can stay awake that long.

Huh, Tony? With all that coffee?

Oh, they look sleepy to me. Tony, don't they look sleepy to you? Cut the

conversation, you two.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. Very funny.

I've gone without sleep for 36 hours at a time.

And this is nothing.

You know, sleep is a wonderful thing.

First your eyelids get heavy.

Then your chin starts to drop.

And before you know it, you're sound asleep.

work, Tony.

I sure hope I have you around if I ever have insomnia.

Well, we meet again, huh,

Tony?

What'd you put in that drinks?

Nothing. Don't give me that.

People don't sleep like that without a Phil Fisher somewhere.

Tony talked him asleep.

The same way he talked you into spilling the beans about the robbery yesterday.

Nobody talks Rick Sable into anything he doesn't want.

But that's the point. You want to be honest. That's why Tony could do what he

did. Tony's got nothing to do with it.

I'm the one that decides things around here.

Yeah, you decide things.

But if you'd listen to Tony, you'd go straight for good.

Nothing doing.

You're going to fix things my way.

Tony's gonna make me a better crook than ever.

I can't do anything Rick.

I just know the kind of person you are Well, you better find out what I'm

really like, huh?

Now Repeat after me Rick is the best crook in

the business.

I Can't say it about you.

Come on speak up. It's the truth Okay

Then don't talk. What's the difference?

Now, stop looking at me in that tone of voice.

Me go straight, tell the police everything, and they'll give me a job

when I got out of jail.

I got a right to the big payoff, not just the nickels and dimes.

So what am I going to do with a guy I played marbles and stickball with when

we were kids?

And ate spaghetti in your mother's kitchen, remember?

Here it is.

My books, accounts, contacts, the whole works. Take it. Turn me in.

What's all the noise?

What'd you get here, Rick?

Oh, you were napping?

You can untie them now.

Okay, boss. What are you going to do with them?

Looks like they nearly got away with all your stuff.

No, they didn't break in. I gave it to them.

I'm going straight.

What do you mean?

From now on, I'm on a little.

What about the organization?

I'm disbanding it. You can get out now if you want.

Boss, you can't do this to us.

How can we make a dishonest living without you? If you're smart, you'll go

straight.

Now untie my friends. I got work to do.

Don't touch him, Trigger.

That's what the boss said to.

I'm giving the orders now.

You don't expect Trigger to follow a coward, do you? Who's a coward?

You are. You've always been yellow, and I know it.

I can prove I'm no coward.

Well, go ahead.

We're waiting.

That bomb you got in the cellar. So you can blow things up in case it gets too

hot around here.

What bomb?

Thought I didn't know about it, huh?

Found it months ago.

It's got a fuse you can set to go off in one minute or 30 minutes.

Or any time in between.

So you found it. That makes you a big man?

I'll bet my life against yours I'll stay in this room longer than you do. With

that thing set to go off any time. That's the silliest idea I ever heard.

Who's the coward now?

If you want to give eternity a hot foot, go ahead, but count me out.

Trigger, get the bomb.

I don't know who's boss.

This gun makes me boss.

Get it quick.

Gladys, this is Clark Kent.

Tell me, did either Lois or Jimmy make any long-distance telephone calls

yesterday?

You sure?

Well, thanks anyway.

Kent speaking.

Oh, yes, Gladys.

Well, I'm certainly glad that you found that out.

Very lucky, yes. Now, will you find out what address is listed for Rancho 35100?

Now, all you got to do is hit the button.

And somewhere between one minute and 30 minutes, boom.

Suppose it's one minute.

That mightn't give me time to get out. Hit the button.

It's set. I'm leaving.

Now neither you nor I know when in the next 30 minutes that bomb will explode.

Fair enough?

Which proves what? Whoever goes out that door last is boss.

What about my friends?

As long as I'm boss, they'll stay here.

If you're boss, it's up to you.

That doesn't give me much choice, huh?

You're free to leave.

That's choice enough.

You mind if I talk to my friends?

Go ahead.

All right.

Hey, Tony.

He will chicken out, won't he, huh?

Why, of course.

Look at his hands.

They're shaking.

Steady as a rock.

Mickey's afraid.

He's gonna run.

Quit the talk.

I can't stand this any longer.

I told you he was yellow.

I've seen him go. He went by me so fast he didn't even see me.

That's a 15-second fuse.

We'll never...

Never

did I think I'd be glad to see Superman.

Just a minute, Rick.

Oh, sorry. I know I'm not fit to shake hands with you. No, it's not that. It's

just that my hands are quite hot from the explosion.

Now, you're very glad to shake your hand.

I'm very proud.

Now, take me into custody.

No, this is Jimmy's show. I'm going to turn everything over to him. But Rick

tried to save our lives.

Do I have to turn him over to the police?

No kidding.

I've got to take my wrath.

Boss, you're all right.

Gee, the bomb was kind of a dud, huh? I had nothing to do with it.

Superman saved us all.

You did, though.

At least you came back and tried to help us. What nerve.

Rick, if you go straight, I do too.

It goes for me likewise.

This means jail.

You know that.

If you can take it, we can too.

Well, look, when you get out, you can come into business with me.

Wow, I'll make a terrible barber.

Well, you can handle giving the kids crew haircuts. That way no one will know

the difference.

Sure. And I'll take care of the shoeshining department.

You'll take care of the shoeshining department.

That's my department.

Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. Who's boss around here?

In the barbershop business?

Tony's boss.

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Superman is based on the original character appearing in Superman

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