| Issue | #8 |
| Published | January 1939 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| Characters | soldier; Indian |
| Genre | period |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1 |
| 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. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster; Paul Lauretta? |
| Letters | Paul Lauretta |
| 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. |
| Reprinted | In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #1 |
| Characters | Chuck Dawson |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Notes | Printed in red, black and white. |
| Characters | Pep Morgan |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed as Gene Baxter) |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-9-08. |
| Characters | Butch [a dog] |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Fred Schwab |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab |
| Inks | Fred Schwab |
| Letters | Fred Schwab |
| Notes | Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-6-08. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Characters | Marco Polo |
| Genre | Period |
| Pencils | Sven Elven |
| Inks | Sven Elven |
| Letters | Sven Elven |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-08. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Richard Martin (signed) |
| Pencils | ? (spot illos) |
| Inks | ? (spot illos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Tex Thomson; Dr. Kichung (villain) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ken Fitch? |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-08. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Genre | fact |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sequence added per Error Report #3537, by Barry Sandoval. |
| Characters | Scoop Scanlon |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Will Ely (signed) |
| Inks | Will Ely (signed) |
| Notes | Printed in red, black and white. |
| Characters | Zatara; Tong |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer |
| Genre | sports |
| Characters | Oscar |
| Genre | gag |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane |