This entry is a "two-fer", concerning the stories involving Sally Selwyn, "The Sweetheart Superman Forgot" and "The Man Who Stole Superman's Secret Life".
The two tales, written by the original co-creator and writer of SUPERMAN, Jerry Siegel, are based on the premise of SUPERMAN getting amnesia from being exposed to "Red Kryptonite", which has a different strange effect on The Man Of Steel every time he is exposed to it. After this happens, in the first Sally Selwyn story (SUPERMAN # 165), Superman changes into his Clark Kent guise and adopts the name "Jim White", who, as the editor's note tells the reader, got his name by combining portions of the names of Perry White and Jimmy Olsen.
I will not spoil the details further here, I will instead reveal what an old softie I am, in that these stories are truly tragic and actually make me cry to this day, even though I have read both several times since I first read them in the 1960's.
The two stories were drawn by cartoonist great Al Plastino, another individual who drew SUPERMAN stories with a very powerful, barrel-chested Superman. Plastino's work is very effective, he will soon be the subject of a blog entry in my CARTTOONIST GREATS THROUGHOUT HISTORY series.
In any case, both of these stories are found in various reprint formats, and are worth the time it will take you to seek them out.
I will enter more information later, as I get to it, so, this is...
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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