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 Carnival Crooks)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Paul Cassidy

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)

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

Villain(s)

• Jackel and other carnival employees (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several carnival patrons (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Clark and Lois attend a carnival and are cheated by the employees there. Lois decides to write a story about it, so she returns to get pictures. The crooks smash her camera, but she visits Jackel, the carnival owner. Jackel pretends to fire the men to get rid of Lois, but Superman is nearby and sees the whole thing.

When another patron is assaulted by the crooks, Superman steps in and smashes up the carnival, giving the money back to the rightful owners. The crooks try to gang tackle Superman, but he is too powerful. They are arrested, but Jackel flees. Superman chases him down and turns him over to the police with his ill-gotten gains recovered as evidence.