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Action Comics #8 (of 1000000)

Superman in the Slums
January 31st, 1939

Action Comics #8 (of 904)

Superman in the Slums
January 31st, 1939

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8 (of 904)
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Superman in the Slums
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Cover date:
January 31st, 1939
Store date:
December 6th, 1938
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A petty criminal is using wayward boys to steal from wealthy people, until Superman gets involved.

  1. Superman in the Slums - (Siegel/Shuster) When Clark Kent witnesses a juvenile delinquent being sentenced, he becomes aware of a fence named Gimpy who's exploiting the youths of the city's slums. After dealing with Gimpy and rescuing the boys Gimpy had set up for a fall, Superman turns his attention to the larger problem - the slums themselves!
  2. Chuck Dawson
  3. The Inter City Ski Tournament (Pep Morgan)
  4. Butch the Pup
  5. Fantastic Facts
  6. Adventures of Marco Polo
  7. Frozen Hazard pt 1
  8. Dr. Kichung's Ape Army pt 1 (Tex Thomson)
  9. Odds 'N' Ends
  10. The Marijuana Farmers (Scoop Scanlon)
  11. The Indian Prince (Zatara)
  12. Sport Casting
  13. Oscar the Gumshoe
  14. ****This Issues cover Art is a homage to the N.C. Wyeth's illustration "The Battle at Glen Falls"

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