| Issue | #8 |
| Published | Winter 1963-'64 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 84 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Notes | On sale date - November 21st 1963. |
| Characters | Superman [also as Clark Kent, Superbaby, The Rocking Horse Superman]; Jor-El [as Krypton's First Superman]; Mr. Mxyzptlk |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Clark Kent [also as Superman]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lex Luthor |
| Synopsis | Clark recalls (in flashbacks) a handful of occasions when Lois had been close to discovering his secret identity but she'd refused to consider him worthy enough. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #135 (February 1960) |
| Characters | Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| Synopsis | Clark's first day of school is punctuated by a number of minor super feats, in later years Lana can recall one of the incidents but cannot remember which boy it had been. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #75 (September 1959) |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman Jr |
| Synopsis | Lois's impulsive nature causes a rocket with her on board to be prematurely launched into space. To teach her a lesson, Superman contrives to make her think that she has arrived back on Earth 50 years in the future, however, it is Superman's turn to be taken aback when Superman Jr. comes along. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Coleman |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #6 (January 1959) |
| Synopsis | List of the Legion of Super-Heroes members. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mxyzptlk; Jor-El(Phantom); Fuzastl; Tlndsa; |
| Synopsis | Mxyzptlk arrives on Earth for the 1st time but is outsmarted by Superboy and sent back to his own dimension. He then vows to make the Boy of Steel's life a super misery. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Notes | Original title: The Ghost of Jor-El 1st Appearance of Mxyzptlk's parents, his father Fuzastl, and mother Tlndsa |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #78 (January 1960) [original title: "The Ghost of Jor-El"] |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; red kryptonite; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback; cameo); Martha Kent (flashback; cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot |
| Synopsis | While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | John Forte |
| Notes | Flashbacks to many Superboy / Superman Red Kryptonite stories. Panel 5, page 5 rewritten to fix minor error. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #139 (August 1960) |
| Characters | Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| Synopsis | The Legion returns to the 20th century to discredit Superboy, then exile him from Earth. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Notes | Second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White |
| Synopsis | When Superman repairs Lois's make-up mirror, he becomes super-sensitized and develops a rainbow aura whenever she opens the case. He must then use his super-wits to prevent her from opening the locket. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Notes | Original title: The Rainbow Superman Original splash depicting Superman replaced by panel 2, page 8, featuring Clark Kent. |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #3 (July-August 1958) [original title: "The Rainbow Superman"] |
| Characters | Clark Kent [Superboy]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| Synopsis | Whilst toddler Clark is invulnerable, his clothes are not. By unravelling the blankets that he was wrapped in during his journey from Krypton to Earth, the Kents are able to create an indestructable suit. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | John Sikela |
| Notes | Original title: The Origin of Superboy's Super-Costume |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #78 (January 1960) [original title: "The Origin of Superboy's Super-Costume"] |
| Characters | Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor |
| Synopsis | Jimmy uses a magic totem to send Superman back to Krypton to see his parents once again. Fate intervenes and the Man of Steel helps to engineer his own parent's betrothal! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Originally part 3 of the novel "The Three Magic Wishes". Original title, "Superman's Return to Krypton" |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #102 (January 1956) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #69 (December 1958) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #10 (September-October 1957) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #15 (September 1956) |