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| Indicia Publisher
| - National Comics Publications, Inc.
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| Inker1
| - Sheldon Moldoff
- George Klein
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| Inker1
| - Sheldon Moldoff
- George Klein
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| Writer1
| - Edmond Hamilton
- Jerry Siegel
- Robert Bernstein
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| Writer1
| - Edmond Hamilton
- Jerry Siegel
- Robert Bernstein
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| StoryTitle
| - Mr. Mxyzptlk's Super-Mischief!
- Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!
- The 20th Century Achilles!
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Supporting Characters:
* Lois Lane
Adversaries:
* 20th Century Achilles
Other Characters:
* Cleopatra
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- Featured Characters:
* Superman
Supporting Characters:
* Perry White
* Van-Zee
* Superman Emergency Squad
Adversaries:
*
Other Characters:
* Krypto
Locations:
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Items:
*
Vehicles:
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- Featured Characters:
* Superman
Supporting Characters:
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* Professor Potter
Adversaries:
* Rupert Brand of the IRS
Other Characters:
*
*
Locations:
* Metropolis
Items:
*
Vehicles:
*
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| - Superman DC National Comics
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| - 86400.0
- 6480000.0
- At a secret waterfront hideout, a group of crooks split their loot when they are visited by a man who claims to be a 20th Century Achilles and that save for his heel, he is completely invulnerable. Not believing the mans claims, the crooks shoot at him and attack him with various weapons to find, much to their surprise, the man seemingly invulnerable to their attacks. He explains to them that his parents were explorers who while traveling to Greece, they had found the legendary pool that granted Achilles his powers. They then took their infant child and dunked him in the water, making him a modern day Achilles, complete with the same vulnerability. As a grown man, Achilles decided to take up a career in crime, however in order to prevent himself from falling victim to the same weakness as his namesake, he had a special lead boot constructed to protect his heel.
Finishing his story, he tells the crooks he has sought out their employ because he had heard that they also have a chunk of Kryptonite, and in using it to keep Superman at bay, their crimes would be unstoppable. Deciding to take him on, the crooks send him to steal the jewels that are part of a statue on display for a Maharajah exhibition at the Metropolis museum. When he robs the jewels in the middle of the day, the police attempt to stop him and are shocked to find that their bullets have no effect on him. When Superman arrives on the scene to try and stop Achilles, he is warded off by the chunk of Kryptonite that Achilles wears around his neck.
After another failed attempt to capture the crook from stealing a rare tapestry, the press notices that Achilles wears his special lead boot, leading the press and Superman to wonder if this is the key to defeating the crook.
When Achilles attempts to steal the necklace worn by Cleopatra, which is on display at the Coliseum Gardens Exhibition, he finds that there is a trap waiting for him. Doused with gas, Perry White and the chief of police manage to take away Achilles' chunk of Kryptonite and dispose of it. However, Achilles revives and attempts to murder Perry when Superman suddenly arrives and prevents him from stabbing Perry in the back.
Trying to escape, Achilles drives into the nearby lake to swim to his getaway car. This leads to his capture, as his special lead boot weighs him down that it pulls him to the bottom threatening to drown him. When Superman comes to his rescue, he removes the boot and realizes the truth about Achilles powers: That he wasn't gifted with invulnerability at all, but was armed with a special anti-magnet that deflected any bullets or metal objects that were used to try and stop him, and relied on the Kryptonite most of all to keep Superman from exposing the secret to his powers.
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| - * "The 20th Century Achilles!" recycles its plot from the story "Achilles VS Superman!" from Superman #63.
* "Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!" recycles its plot from the story "Superman's Billion-Dollar Debt!" from Superman #114.
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| - T-Taxes! But I've never been asked to pay taxes before!
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