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ACTION COMICS #8
Cover Date: January 1939
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1938-11-25
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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Guardineer
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Joe Shuster |
| Lettering | Paul Lauretta |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (uses Super-Hearing first time in this story)
Villain(s):
- Gimpy (first appearance; uses poor kids to steal for him)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Earth-Two.
- Superman uses his super-powers to destroy a slum, which is rebuilt by the government.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Action Comics Archives #1 (1997)
- The Superman Chronicles #1 (2006)
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2013)
- Superman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
- Pep Morgan (wins a ski tournament)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place after the "first big snowfall of the season".
Credits:
| Story | Ken Fitch |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Dr. Kichung (first appearance; places human brains in ape bodies)
Location(s):
- Sung-Wei (probably in China)
Comment(s):
- This story continues into next issue.
- Other experimenters in brain transplants in the late 1930s include Ultra-Humanite and Satana.
Credits:
| Art | Will Ely |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Rusty James
Villain(s):
- Gangsters growing marijuana (first appearance for all)
Comment(s):
- This story is printed in black and white and red.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Two kidnappers (first appearance for both; kidnap an Indian prince)
Location(s):
- Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka)
Comment(s):
- This story begins on a cruise ship from South Africa.