Comic Title: Action Comics #27
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: June 25, 1940 Copyright Date June 21, 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: (The Brentwood Rehabilitation Home)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Paul Cassidy
Inker: Dennis Neville

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Action Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC (1998)
Superman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB (2008)
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2013)
Superman:The Golden Age Vol. 2 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #26; next appearance in Superman #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #26; next appearance in Superman #6)

Villain(s)

• Mr. and Mrs. Tweed (the superindendants of the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home; no further appearances)
• Black Satan (a guard dog; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Davey Merrill (an abused child; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent and Lois Lane visit the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home because Clark suspects the caretakers of wrongdoing. Although a cursory tour of the place shows no evidence of mistreatment, the reporters are approached by a child from the home, Davey Merrill, when they leave. Davey tells them about the abuse he suffers from Mr. and Mrs. Tweed, the superindendants.

Lois takes Davey back to the home, while Clark leaves to alert the police. Lois is caught searching for evidence, and is locked up with Davey as a result. Clark returns as Superman, rescuing the captives. Lois stays around and is caught again, while Superman confronts Mr. Tweed. After making another rescue, Superman forces confessions from the Tweeds, and a new man is put in charge of the home.