Comic Title: Action Comics #98
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: May 15, 1946 Copyright Date May 13, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Perilous Pearls"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: Edwin J. Smalle, Jr.

Feature Character(s)

• Congo Bill (last appearance in Action Comics #97; next appearance in Action Comics #99)

Villain(s)

• Rufe Murdock and his crew (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Cameron (no further appearances)
• Judith Kirk (John's girlfriend; no further appearances)
• Jim Kirk (Judith's father; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Rufe Murdock tries to steal the pearls of John Cameron. In the process he kills Jim Kirk. Congo Bill helps Cameron set a trap for Murdock when the thief returns. Included in the trap are some specially made fake pearls.

Murdock does return with Cameron's fiance Judith Kirk as a hostage. Bill and Cameron are forced to hand over the pearls, but not without a fight. Murdock makes his escape, but Bill catches up to him. During their fight, the fake pearls which Murdock stole, release a gas which allows Bill to defeat his opponent.