Comic Title: Action Comics #24
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: March 21, 1940 Copyright Date March 22, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
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: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (Escape from the Island)
Pages: 4

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

Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Black Pirate (last appearance in Action Comics #23; next appearance in Action Comics #25)

Villain(s)

• Captain Ruff and his pirate crew (last appearance in Action Comics #23; next appearance in Action Comics #25)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

This story continued from the third story of Action Comics #23 and continues in the third story of Action Comics #25.

Synopsis:
While waiting for Captain Ruff to return to the island containing his treasure, Jon Valor the Black Pirate recuperates from his earlier battles. He discovers the hiding place of the treasure and moves it to a new location, so that Ruff will not find it.

Eventually Captain Ruff does return to the island. While Ruff searches for his treasure, Jon sneaks on board and begins battling the crew. When he becomes trapped, he jumps off the ship, swims underneath, then rises on the far side. Before the crew can find him again, Jon climbs back on board and takes control of one of the ship's cannons.

Meanwhile, Captain Ruff has discovered his treasure missing. He suspects the Black Pirate and orders his men to return to the ship.