Action Comics #8

(January 1939)

[Gimpy the Fence] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12.8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Lauretta

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Frankie Marello; Gimpy (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman decides to get involved in a case involving wayward boys being used by a petty criminal, who uses the boys to steal items from wealthy people that he can sell for quick cash....all at their expense.

Reprinted:

• In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Wears red boots, "S" symbol is all yellow. Uses super-hearing for the first time. The last .2 of page 12 is short info cartoon titled "Acquiring Super Strength". Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-6-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Chuck Dawson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck Dawson

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

[The Inter City Ski Tournament] (Table of Contents)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Pep Morgan

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Butch the Pup / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Butch [a dog]

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-6-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Marco Polo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sven Elven

Inks:

Sven Elven

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sven Elven

Content Information

Genre:

Period

Characters:

Marco Polo

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-08.

Frozen Hazard [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Martin (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illos)

Inks:

? (spot illos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Dr. Kichung's Ape Army] [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Tex Thomson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Tex Thomson; Dr. Kichung (villain)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Odds 'N' Ends / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

World of Stamps (Table of Contents)

World of Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Error Report #3537, by Barry Sandoval.

[The Marijuana Farmers] (Table of Contents)

Scoop Scanlon, Five Star reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Will Ely (signed)

Inks:

Will Ely (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Scoop Scanlon

Indexer Notes

Printed in red, black and white.

The Indian Prince (Table of Contents)

Zatara Master Magician / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Zatara; Tong

none (Table of Contents)

Sport Casting / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

none (Table of Contents)

Oscar the Gumshoe / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Oscar