Comic Title: Action Comics #8
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: December 6, 1938 Copyright Date November 25, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: "The Indian Prince"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Fred B. Guardineer

Feature Character(s)

• Zatara (last appearance in Action Comics #7; next appearance in Action Comics #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tong (last appearance in Action Comics #7; next appearance in Action Comics #9)

Villain(s)

• A gang of rebels (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Rajput Singh and Akdar Singh (a maharajah and a young prince; no further appearances)
• An unnamed ship captain (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While sailing toward Ceylon, Zatara witnesses the abduction of a young indian prince. He is unable to stop the kidnappers, but offers his services to the maharajah in getting the boy back. Zatara traces the kidnappers to a band of rebels hidden in the hills of Ceylon. The maharajah sends his troops against the rebels, but they are defeated. Using his magic Zatara is able to stop the rebel army. He rescues the boy and puts an end to the revolution.