Comic Title: Action Comics #57
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: December 16, 1942 Copyright Date December 12, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Galloping Ghosts"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Congo Bill (of Earth-1)

Writer: Joe Samachson
Artist: John Daly

Feature Character(s)

• Congo Bill (uses the name Miguel in this story; last appearance in Action Comics #56; next appearance in Action Comics #58)

Villain(s)

• Fernando and a group of Nazis (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed colonel (a government official; no further appearances)
• Burton (a government agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Pedro (a cattle rancher; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Congo Bill is sent to South America to look for Burton, a missing government agent. Using the alias Miguel, Bill joins a group of ranchers on a cattle drive. Bill learns that the ranchers believe a particular area is haunted. Despite the warning Bill enters the area where he encounters ghosts.

The ghosts disrupt the cattle drive. Bill is suspicious and returns to the area alone. He discovers a secret Nazi base. He also finds that Burton is being held captive. Bill stages a rescue, but Burton is wounded during the escape. The agent sacrifices his own life to destroy the base, while Bill escapes safely.