Cover: Fred Ray

Superman #8

Jan 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD

📊 ~69,905 copies sold its debut month

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“The Giants of Professor Zee”

In "The Giants of Professor Zee," Superman faces a shadowy threat as Clark Kent investigates reports of foreign agents infiltrating Metropolis, disguised as skilled laborers and secretly sabotaging American armaments factories. With the help of a trusted friend, he uncovers a hidden base in a remote mountain valley, where a subversive force prepares to strike from the rear during a looming foreign invasion. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Wayne Boring, with inks by Don Komisarow, this 1941 classic features a cover by Fred Ray that captures the tension of wartime espionage.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist Wayne Boring · inker Don Komisarow · cover Fred Ray

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Wayne Boring

inker Don Komisarow

cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

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Warned by a friend of his of 5th Columnists landing by boat in the city of Metropolis, Clark Kent, as Superman, investigates and discovers that they are planting skilled workmen as spies and saboteurs with American armament factories, as well as having a secret base in a mountainous valley, complete with a subversive army capable of striking terror and destruction from the rear when U.S. military forces are attempting to defend coastal areas against foreign invasion.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).