Action Comics #27

In "Brentwood Home for Wayward Youth," Clark and Lois pay a visit to a rehabilitation center where Clark’s skepticism about its true intentions is put to the test. What begins as a simple date turns into a troubling discovery when a young boy, Davey Merrill, reveals the harsh reality behind the home’s walls.

In the summer heat of Maddon Circle Garden, Pep gears up for Ardale College’s Annual Foxx Quarter-Mile Race, but a whispered bribe in the locker room hints at a deeper game. When he’s bested by Cole from State in the indoor race, Pep and Bill uncover suspicious spike marks on the track—leading to a tense wait for the outdoor event, where the real stakes may be far from the finish line.

In "Fight to the Finish," Jon Valor races to protect Jo after she screams, only to find himself facing Captain Ruff’s bearded brother. With Jo at his side, he journeys to Savannah, secures passage on Captain Tavish’s ship, recovers Ruff’s treasure, and heads to Bristol to buy the Sea-Queen—unaware the money he spent was tied to the lost jewels of Queen Maria, and that the man who now owns the ship is a pirate with a bounty.

In the desert heat of Arizona, the Three Aces stumble upon a stranded commercial liner and a troubling report: a mysterious blue plane—known only as the Blue Raider—is sabotaging transcontinental flights. With curiosity piqued and duty calling, they take to the skies to uncover the truth behind the aerial menace.

In "The Return of the Gorrah!!" from Action Comics #27 (1940), the sudden death of boxer Bomber Brennen at the hands of Tiger Dixon sends shockwaves through the crowd, including Tex, Bob, and the D.A.'s daughter, Janice. When Bob uncovers a deadly sponge laced with nepthogas in the locker room, the mystery deepens—especially after Dixon’s manager, Reb Norton, vanishes amid chaos and gunfire. As Tex and Bob follow a cryptic floral package to a hidden trap, they’re drawn into a web of deception, only to be captured by the sinister Gorrah and his grotesque Rat-Men creations.

In the 1940s, on a flight to Hollywood, Clip—called in as a technical advisor for an adventure film—meets Buzz Bailey, a man with a guarded past. As filming begins on a sun-drenched set, tensions flare between star Archie Norton and his wife Jean, while a mysterious producer, Snyder, watches from the shadows. When Archie is suddenly shot dead on set, Clip steps in to unravel the truth behind the murder, stepping into a world where fame and secrets collide.

In the dense jungles of Africa, the legendary explorer Raoul D'Armand vanishes while chasing the fabled "missing link." When word reaches him, the master magician Zatara, accompanied by his loyal companion Tong, ventures into the wild to uncover the truth behind the disappearance—before the jungle claims another soul.