Action Comics #74

In "Wheels of Jeopardy!", ace motorcycle racer Jerry Goshen finds himself racing against The Vigilante, only to crash and face ruin. Desperate to save his son’s leg, he turns to a loan shark named Fonzi—only to be denied, pushing him toward a life of crime. The story unfolds with high-speed tension and moral stakes, as Goshen’s choices lead him into danger and a reckoning he never saw coming.

In the South Pacific, government surveyor Bill finds himself in a tense standoff when he intercepts a gang of pearl poachers operating from a hidden, motorized island. With the vast ocean as his backdrop and danger lurking beneath the waves, Bill must outwit the criminals before they vanish into the horizon.

In the shadow of war, Americommando—disguised as the Nazi officer Dr. Brand—faces a deadly twist when Japanese scientist Dr. Ito invites him on a bombing run over America, bound to one of the explosives. With time running out, he breaks free, redirects the bombs into the sea, and soars toward the American coast, his mission far from over.

In "The Lions' Den!", Jo and the city's new zoo director, Harker, are stunned when six criminals die by leaping into the lion's enclosure—only for Boss Bannon to escape police capture by doing the same. Moments later, Zatara descends into the pit, uncovering a hidden trapdoor that leads to a secret chamber where the so-called suicides are gathered.