Action Comics 4 was published with a cover date of September 1938. Superman still hadn't faced a super villain. He also obviously did not have X-ray vision yet. In this issue, Superman learned that a coach was going to hire ringers for an upcoming college football game and rough up the star player of the opposing team. So, he decided to go undercover and play for the opposing team. He stabbed the player he was going to impersonate with a needle to knock him out and abducted him. He then explained to him what he was doing and why, once the player came back to consciousness. When he picked the wrong locker in the locker room and it upset the person who owned it, Superman knocked him out. He obviously was unstoppable in the game, even when the opposing coach ordered him stabbed. When Superman thought the danger was over, he let the real player take back over in the second half, who promptly got knocked unconscious. It was also the last issue to feature the section with Detective Donald and Bobby. ("Superman: Gridiron Hero" "Chuck Dawson: The 4-G Gang Part 4" "Pep Morgan: The All-Star Athlete" "Bad Bill: The Menace of the Hills" "The Adventures of Marco Polo Part IV" "Tex Thomson: The Sealed City Part 3" "Scoop Scanlon: Brady's Revenge" "Inspector Donald and Bobby: The Protection Racket" "Zatara: The Night Club Murder" Action Comics 4, DC Comic Event)
