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ACTION COMICS #27
Cover Date: August 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-06-21
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Cover Credits:
Art: Paul Cassidy
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Paul Cassidy |
| Inks | Dennis Neville |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
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):
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Action Comics Archives #2 (1998)
- The Superman Chronicles #4 (2008)
- Superman: The Golden Age #2 (2016)
Credits:
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney 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.
Credits:
| Art | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney 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.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Chad Grothkopf |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Blue Raider (first appearance; uses a very fast blue plane to rob aircraft)
Location(s):
- Arizona
Credits:
| Story | Ken Fitch |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Gorrah (now using Rat-Men as his gang)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Associate editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
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