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Action Comics 27

ACTION COMICS #27

Cover Date: August 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-06-21

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Cover Credits:
Art: Paul Cassidy


Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsPaul Cassidy
InksDennis Neville
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane

Villain(s):

'Tweeds (first appearance for both; run a group home that uses children for slave labor)
Black Satan (first appearance; Tweed's large guard dog)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Action Comics Archives #2 (1998)
The Superman Chronicles #4 (2008)
Superman: The Golden Age #2 (2016)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Guardineer
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Pep Morgan (at a indoor track meet for Ardale College)

Villain(s):

Gamblers (first appearance for all; try and make Pep throw the meet)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the winter.


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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSheldon Moldoff
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Black Pirate (uses Captain Ruff's treasure to buy The Sea Queen)

Supporting Character(s):

Jeannie

Villain(s):

Captain Ruff's brother

Location(s):

Savannah, Georgia Colony

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtChad Grothkopf
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Three Aces
Fog Fortune
Whistler Will
Gunner Bill

Villain(s):

Blue Raider (first appearance; uses a very fast blue plane to rob aircraft)

Location(s):

Arizona


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKen Fitch
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tex Thompson)

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Daley
District Attorney Maloney
Miss X

Villain(s):

Gorrah (now using Rat-Men as his gang)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Sixth Story: "Vanished Explorer" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
Associate editingMurray Boltinoff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Zatara the Magician

Supporting Character(s):

Tong

Villain(s):

Link Men (first appearance; a sub-human race inhabiting ruins in Africa)
Frank and Shrimp (first appearance for both; two scoundrels who try and use the Link Men; both die)

Other Character(s):

Kara (first appearance; beautiful leader of the Link Men)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Africa


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