In Action Comic 3 from 1938 he traps abunch of rich people in a mine to teach them a lesson, because they never paid to maintain safety equipment in it.
He was basically a Golem. This avatar of power that would fight on behalf of oppressed people who otherwise couldn't, which is probably the only effective way of telling a superhero story.
Golden age Supes was apparently pretty based (he fought slumlords and greedy business men) but I’m no expert on his history
In Action Comic 3 from 1938 he traps abunch of rich people in a mine to teach them a lesson, because they never paid to maintain safety equipment in it.
He was basically a Golem. This avatar of power that would fight on behalf of oppressed people who otherwise couldn't, which is probably the only effective way of telling a superhero story.