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Superman 8

SUPERMAN #8

Cover Date: January-February 1941
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1940-11-08

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsPaul Cassidy
InksWayne Boring
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
White (first appearance; Assignment Editor; see Comments)

Villain(s):

Professor Zee (first appearance; creates giants; dies)
Professor Cardos (first appearance; creates giants; dies)
Unnamed giants (first appearance for all; all die)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
A "far-western state"

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.
Perry White is later revealed not to be the Editor in Chief of the Daily Planet (or Daily Star) at this point, but is probably a junior editor and reporter.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #2 (1990)
The Superman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Second Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsWayne Boring
InksDon Komisarow
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane
Kent's Editor

Villain(s):

Fifth Columnists (first appearance for all; attempt to infiltrate American workforce)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #2 (1990)
The Superman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Third Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtPaul Cassidy
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Kent's Editor
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Jackel and his gang (first appearance for all; run a crooked carnival)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #2 (1990)
The Superman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtWayne Boring
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

White
Lois Lane
Sgt. Casey

Villain(s):

John Parrone (first appearance; head of a morphine ring)
Brokenshire (first appearance; a crooked attorney)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions of these characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Archives #2 (1990)
The Superman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Superman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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