The anthology comic Action Comics published its 5th issue with a cover date of October 1938. In the Superman segment, Lois Lane was supposed to tell Clark Kent to travel to Valleyho to cover a dam break, but she sent him to the local hospital instead. When George Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of the Cleveland Ohio Daily Star, found out Clark missed the last train to Valleyho, he fired him. As Superman, he rushed to Valleyho. He protected the train Lois was on and later saved her from the flood. He eventually dammed the water from the dam break by pushing a mountain in the way. Lois and Superman kissed. When he returned, as Clark, he told Taylor that he had taken an airplane and made it to the story, so he got his job back. He chided Lois for deceiving him, but he said he still liked her. She responded, "Who cares! The spineless worm! I can hardly bear looking at him, after having been in the arms of a real he-man!" ("Superman: The Big Scoop" "Chuck Dawson: The 4-G Gang Part 5" "Pep Morgan: The Newport Silver Cup Races" "Phil the Floater: 2 Miles to Dover" "The Adventures of Marco Polo Part V" "Tex Thomson: The Nestralian Spy" Scoop Scanlon: Gentleman Jack, the Bank Robber part 1" Action Comics 5, DC Comic Event)
