Comic Title: Action Comics #7
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1938
Approx. On Sale Date: November 3, 1938 Copyright Date October 25, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1938
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (Superman Joins the Circus)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC (1998)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB (2006)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #6; next appearance in Action Comics #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #6; next appearance in Action Comics #9)
• George Taylor (last appearance in Action Comics #6; next appearance in Action Comics #9)

Villain(s)

• Derek Niles and his assistant (loan sharks; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Curly (a Daily Star employee; no further appearances)
• Several circus performers, a circus crowd, and Jordan (the circus owner; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Action Comics Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent is sent to cover the Jordan Circus which is in town for his job at the Daily Star. Clark overhears the owner of the circus being threatened by a loan shark, Derek Niles. When the circus opens, the seats are empty, and Jordan is faced with losing the circus to Niles.

Superman shows up that night and convinces the owner to include the Man of Steel as a star attraction. With Superman in the circus, crowds flock to the show, raising money to keep the circus alive.

Niles tries to sabotage the show to help shut it down. Lois Lane catches the crook in the act and is taken prisoner. Superman prevents the accidents and forces a confession from Niles’s assistant. He then rescues Lois and brings Niles to justice.