Comic Title: Sensation Comics #80
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: June 18, 1948 Copyright Date June 16, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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.

Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Cage of Lightning"
Pages: 5

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

Artist: Paul Reinman

Feature Character(s)

• Sargon (last appearance in Sensation Comics #79; next appearance in Sensation Comics #81)

Villain(s)

• Voltini and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Miss Morevilt (a wealthy diamond owner; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed diamond cutters (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sargon is hired to help cut the world's largest diamond for Miss Morevilt, the owner. When Sargon cuts the diamond using his magic, he receives an electric shock which knocks him unconscious. Voltini and his gang then enter and steal the diamond using electricity weapons. Miss Morevilt and Sargon are taken as captives.

Voltini uses Miss Morevilt as a hostage to force Sargon to cut the diamond for him. Sargon is held captive in a cage of electricity. However, when he touches the diamonds, he gains power over them and uses them to aid his escape. Sargon overcomes Voltini's men and rescues Miss Morevilt.