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: (Parrone and the Drug Gang)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Joe Shuster
Inker: Wayne Boring

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 Action Comics #32)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #8; next appearance in Action Comics #32)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #8; next appearance in Action Comics #32)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Superman #7; next appearance in Superman #9)

Villain(s)

• John Parrone and his gang (no further appearances)
• William Brokenshire (Parrone's lawyer; no further appearances)
• Nate Grant (a dope addict; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
A series of daring robberies are committed by several dope addicts. Superman trails one of the crooks, Nate Grant, back to his boss and supplier, John Parrone. The Man of Steel sets a trap for Parrone and catches him in the act of a robbery. When the case goes to trial, Parrone’s lawyer gets him off on a technicality.

Lois Lane who was also involved in Parrone’s capture is invited to Parrone’s club with Clark Kent. Nate bursts into the club making accusations against Parrone, so Parrone and his lawyer, Brokenshire, kill Nate. Superman steps in to prevent them from disposing of the body. The police are called and the crooks are arrested, caught red-handed.