Mr. Annister

Mr. Annister

The unscrupulous attorney for elderly blind millionaire John Barnett, and the leader of a gang of criminals who, unbeknownst to Barnett, have been using his estate for a hijacking racket involving the theft of gun shipments en route from arms factories, for subsequent sale to the underworld. By November 1943, Annister and his henchmen have concocted an elaborate scheme to bilk Barnett out of the $1,000,000 reward he has been offering for the return of a long-lost grandson—and ultimately, through inheritance, to seize control of Barnett's entire estate—by passing off an orphaned youngster, unrelated to Barnett, as Barnett's missing grandson. Superman thwarts the scheme and apprehends the criminals, although the warm-hearted Barnett decides ultimately to adopt the bogus grandson anyway (Act No. 66: "The Boy Who Came Back!"). (TGSB)