Comic Title: Superman #8
Publisher: DC (Superman, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1941
On Sale Date: November 10, 1940 Newsstand Date November 10, 1940
Source: House Ad, Batman #3, Page 15,
Action Comics #31, Page 13,
Detective Comics #46, Page 13

Copyright Date November 8, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Sinister Sagdorf)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Don Komisarow

Reprinted In:
Superman Archives Vol. 2 HC (1990)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #8; next appearance in Superman #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #8; next appearance in Superman #8)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #8; next appearance in Superman #8)

Villain(s)

• Jeff Carlton (a fifth columnist working as an anti-espionage agent; no further appearances)
• Eric Reibel, Sagdorf, and several fifth columnists (die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Frank Martin (an anti-espionage agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent is alerted by Frank Martin, an anti-espionage agent, to a fifth column organization. Superman smashes up the group and recovers a damaging document. When he tries to deliver it to Martin as Clark, he is framed for Martin’s murder by Martin’s partner Jeff Carlton.

Escaping from police, Superman trails the subversives to Sagdorf, a foreign army commander. Superman destroys the army’s weapons, but is fired upon. While Superman is unharmed, the entire opposing army is decimated.

Returning home and seeking to clear his name, Clark forces a confession from Carlton. He also gathers further evidence which exonerates him of wrongdoing.