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A United States Army reservation, located approximately 35 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, which is the site of the principal gold bullion depository of the U.S. government. | A United States Army reservation, located approximately 35 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, which is the site of the principal gold bullion depository of the U.S. government. | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 11 August 2006
A United States Army reservation, located approximately 35 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky, which is the site of the principal gold bullion depository of the U.S. government.
In June 1940 an airplane en route to Fort Knox with a valuable gold shipment is hijacked by the villain Medini (Act No. 25).
In August 1943, during a period when he is suffering from temporary amnesia and under the influence of the evil Professor Praline, Superman tunnels his way into the subterranean vaults at Fort Knox --referred to in this text as Fort Blox-- in order to help Praline and his henchmen loot the Federal gold reserve of $20,000,000,000 in gold bullion (Act No. 63: "When Stars Collide!").
In August 1960 Lex Luthor dupes Hercules into helping him loot Fort Knox and carry off a ton of gold, but Superman apprehends Luthor soon afterward with some friendly assistance from Hercules (Act No. 267: "Hercules in the 20th Century!").
In June 1961 Luthor uses a giant "fourth-dimensional arm" to scoop up Fort Knox before carting away all of the fort's gold in a fleet of flying trucks as part of a plan to humiliate Superman (Act No. 277: "The Conquest of Superman!"). He later returns the gold when he learns that he only defeared a Superman Robot-in-Training.
Superboy once accidentally changes all the gold in Fort Knox to lead by focusing too intently with his X-Ray vision. In order to replace the bullion, he is forced to live under the earth and gradually find new deposits to make new gold bars. (SB No. 59/1, Sep 1957: "Superboy's Underground Exile")
(See also: Pete Corey)
