History ComicBook / TheBlakelyMineDisaster

This story was reprinted in ''ComicBook/SupermanNumber1'' a year later.

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyzed in the cave-in, how uncaring the owner is toward them. When Clark reports this to said owner, Thornton Blakely, the latter dismisses the claims and declares "there are no safety hazards in [his] mine." Clark, knowing Blakely is full of it, changes into Superman and decides to crash into the Blakely Estate, where a party is occuring, again disguised as a miner. When Supes is captured by guards and lured into his house, Blakely makes an impromptu proposition; he decides to bring all his guests into the mines to finish out the party and lets Superman guide them there. Once everyone enters the faulty mine, Superman creates a cave-in, trapping the wealthy individuals inside. As a result, Superman makes them experience first-hand the rough and hazardous conditions Blakely's miners go through each day.

* WorkingClassHero: Superman shows once again that he's a hero to the downtrodden, by forcing Blakely and his rich friends to suffer through the same kind of conditions miners experience each day by causing a cave-in at one of Blakely's mines.

This story was reprinted in ''ComicBook/SupermanNumberOne'' a year later.

* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: What Superman does to Blakely and his party guest when he traps them in the faulty mine; giving them just but a taste of what Blakely's miners go through each and every day.

* BadBoss: Thornton Blakely regularly dismisses his worker's concerns over the hazardous conditions of the mines, with hanging the threat of firing them of they press on further. Even when one of his workers is crippled by a cave-in, he expresses no sympathy and blames his supposed carelessness for his accident. Of course, once Superman makes him experience the terrible work environment first-hand, he changes his tune and vows to fix the safety precautions in his mine.

--> '''Thornton Blakely:''' Oh, if only had this all to do over again! I never knew- ''really knew''- what the men down here have to face!

* BadBoss: Thorton Blakely regularly dismisses his worker's concerns over the hazardous conditions of the mines, with hanging the threat of firing them of they press on further. Even when one of his workers is crippled by a cave-in, he expresses no sympathy and blames his supposed carelessness for his accident. Of course, once Superman makes him experience the terrible work environment first-hand, he changes his tune and vows to fix the safety precautions in his mine.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: As Blakely and his guests are trapped in the miners for hours, he reflects on his inaction toward improving conditions for his workers...

* WorkingClassHero: Clark Kent shows once again that he's a hero to the downtrodden, by forcing Blakely and his rich friends to suffer through the same kind of conditions miners experience each day by causing a cave-in at one of Blakely's mines.

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyzed in the cave-in, how uncaring the owner is toward them. When Clark reports this to said owner, Thornton Blakely, the latter dismisses the claims and declares "there are no safety hazards in [his] mine." Clark, knowing Blakely is full of it, changes into Superman and decides to crash into the Blakely Estate, where a party is occuring, again disguised as a miner. When Supes is captured by guards and lured into his house, Blakely makes an impromptu proposition; he decides to bring all his guests into the mines to finish out the party and lets Superman guide them there. Once everyone enters the faulty mine, the wealthy individuals end up experience first-hand the rough and hazardous conditions Blakely's miners go through each day.

!!Tropes pertaining to ''The Blakely Mine Disaster''

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyzed in the cave-in, how uncaring the owner is toward them. When Clark reports this to said owner, Thornton Blakely, the latter dismisses the claims and declares "there are no safety hazards in [his] mine." Clark, knowing Blakely is full of it, changes into Superman and decides to crash into the Blakely Estate, where a party is occuring, again disguised as a miner.

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyzed by the cave-in, how uncaring the owner is toward them. When Clark reports this to said owner, Thornton Blakely, the latter dismisses the claims and declares "there are no safety hazards in [his] mine." Clark, knowing Blakely is full of it, changes into Superman and decides to crash into the Blakely Estate, where a party is occuring, again disguised as a miner.

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyised by the cave-in, how uncaring the owner is toward them. When Clark reports this to said owner, Thornton Blakely, the latter dismisses the claims and declares "there are no safety hazards in [his] mine." Clark, knowing Blakely is full of it, changes into Superman and decides to crash into the Blakely Estate, where a party is occuring, again disguised as a miner.

Clark Kent takes on the assignment of reporting a cave-in at a coal mine. After rescuing the mine workers as Superman (and disguised as a miner himself), Clark discovers the terribly unsafe working conditions the miners deal and learns from Stanislaw Kober, an employee paralyised by the cave-in, how uncaring the owner in toward them.