Comic Title: Sensation Comics #2
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: December 5, 1941 Copyright Date December 2, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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: Maxwell Charles Gaines

Title: "The Sword of Hate"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Black Pirate (of Earth-1)

Writer/Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Reprinted In:
World's Finest Comics #210 (1972)

Feature Character(s)

• Black Pirate (last appearance in Sensation Comics #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Donna Bonita (last appearance in Sensation Comics #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #3)

Villain(s)

• Don Carlos (last appearance in Sensation Comics #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #3)
• Manuel (a hired swordsman; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Various pirates and two assassins (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• King Phillip (last appearance in Sensation Comics #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #3)
• Members of the Black Pirate's crew (last appearance in Sensation Comics #1; next appearance in Sensation Comics #3)
• Pedro (a servant; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Don Carlos hires several assassins to kill Jon Valor, but the Black Pirate stops them. Valor is then sent as an envoy to the Sultan of Indore. Carlos again, tries to have Valor killed by hiring Manuel, an expert swordsman. Valor outduels his opponent, fights off an attack by raiders, and uncovers a letter designed by Carlos to anger the Sultan into killing Valor. Successful on his mission, Valor returns to Spain and reports Carlos’s activities to the king.