Action Comics, #27

Published: August 1940

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Action Comics #27

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1st Lois Lane cover

Featuring Action Comics; Adventure Comics; All-American Comics; All-Star Comics; Batman; Detective Comics; Flash Comics; More Fun Comics; Superman

Story 1 1 page

"For thrills and adventure..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth (1)
Story 2 13 pages superhero

"Heartless criminals exploit the helpless and unfortunate!"

Storyline

Clark arrives for a date with Lois, who is making a donation to the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home. Clark tells her that the place is more interested in money than their young charges. Lois decides they should visit the home so that she can disprove Clark. After a pleasant visit, Lois and Clark are stopped by a charge, Davey Merrill, who cut his hands climbing the wall just to ask for something to eat. Once they feed him, he tells them all about the horrible conditions at the home.

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Credits
Story 3 1 page
Here Comes Superman Again!
Story 4 1 page
Storyline

Promo ad for Superman #6.

The Track Meet Fix (1)
Story 5 6 pages adventure
Storyline

At Maddon Circle Garden, Pep prepares for the Annual Foxx Quarter-Mile Race for Ardale College. In the locker room, Pep overhears gamblers bribing a runner. In the race, he is beat by Cole from State. Later, Pep and Bill find spike marks on the track. He decides to wait for the outdoor quarter to best Cole when spikes are allowed, but the gambler's plan was to get all bets on Cole so Pep could win the outdoor. When Cole is hurt in a train wreck, the gamblers have to deal with Pep.

Characters
  • Pep Morgan
  • Bill
  • Cole
  • Coach Jones
  • Sheriff Blake
  • Villains: gamblers
Credits
Fight to the Finish (1)
Story 6 4 pages historical
Storyline

Hearing Jeanne scream, Jon Valor rushes to protect her from a bearded giant, Captain Ruff's brother. Once safe, they head for Savannah and passage on Captain Tavish's ship. They retrieve Ruff's treasure and head to Bristol and buys the Sea-Queen. The dealer visits a friend, Captain Andago, who tells him that the money he received was the lost jewels of Queen Maria, and the man who bought the ship is a pirate with a price on his head.

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Story Notes

Story title given in previous issue.

No Greater Courage
Story 7 2 pages war
Characters
  • Michael Varkova
Credits
Is Epilepsy Inherited? What Causes It?
Story 8 0 pages

Featuring The Spectre; More Fun Comics

Story 9 0 pages

"The Spectre in More Fun Comics"

Boys! Girls! Learn Touch-Typing in One Day
Story 10 0 pages
Announcing The Sensational 1000-Shot Red Ryder Carbine
Story 11 0 pages
The Blue Raider (1)
Story 12 6 pages adventure
Storyline

Enjoying a rest in Arizona, the Three Aces read a report about a mysterious blue plane that has been attacking Federal Airline Union transcontinental planes. Gunner finds a stranded commercial liner, and the Aces decide to track down the Blue Raider.

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Story Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Return of the Gorrah!!
Story 13 10 pages adventure
Storyline

Bomber Brennen is killed in a boxing match with Tiger Dixon that Tex, Bob, the D.A., and the D.A.'s daughter, Janice, were attending. Bob discovers a sponge loaded with nepthogas in the locker rooms. Dixon's manager, Reb Norton, notes that Joey Gonomi had tried to make him throw the fight, but after the lights go out and some shots are fired, Reb disappears. Tex receives a package from a florist, and he and Bob investigate, aided by Miss X. They end up captured by the Gorrah and his new creations, the Rat-Men.

Characters
  • Tex Thomson
  • Bob Daley
  • The Gorrah (villain)
  • District Attorney Maloney
  • Janice Maloney
  • Tiger Dixon
  • Bomber Brennen
  • Reb Horton
  • Rat-Men (villain)
  • Miss X (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Featuring The Hour-Man; Adventure Comics

Story 14 0 pages

"The Hour-Man and his army, the Minute-Men of America..."

Story Notes

Last panel of Tex Thomson story.

Shoes, Hardware, Meats (1)
Story 15 1 page humor
Characters
  • Tiny
Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

Approvals
Story 16 0 pages
Storyline

Definition of "Approvals".

Story 17 1 page
Hollywood Advisor (1)
Story 18 6 pages adventure
Storyline

On a plane to Hollywood, where Clip will act as technical advisor on an adventure film, he runs into Buzz Bailey. Buzz is greeted by a shady producer, Snyder, but ignores him. Clip sets out to location with Archie Norton, the star of the film, and Archie's wife, Jean, but the couple fights incessantly. On the first day of shooting, Archie is shot dead, and Clip determines to find the killer.

Characters
  • Clip Carson
  • Buzz Bailey
  • Snyder
  • Mr. Dennis (villain)
  • Archie Norton
  • Jean Norton
Story 19 1 page
Storyline

Promo ad for Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #[2].

Story Notes

Above the Superman radio show ad.

Superman Is on the Radio!
Story 20 1 page

"Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:"

Storyline

The ad promotes 14 stations in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.

Credits
Story Notes

Below the Mutt and Jeff promo. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #26 but with schedule changes of some stations and reformatted text.

Busy Signal (1)

Featuring Mr. Pots

Story 21 1 page humor
Characters
  • Mr. Pots
Credits
Story 22 0 pages
The Vanished Explorer
Story 23 11 pages adventure
Storyline

On the trail of the "missing link," Raoul D'Armand was lost in the jungles of Africa. Hearing of the news, Zatara sets out with Tong to find him.

Characters
  • Tong
  • Zatara
  • Raoul D'Armand
  • Kara
  • The Link Men (villains)
  • Ahmed the Great (villain)
Story 24 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

A Sensational Offer to Readers of Action Comics
Story 25 1 page
Storyline

The Complete Works of Shakespeare

Story Notes

Back cover.