Comic Title: Action Comics #47
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: February 18, 1942 Copyright Date February 16, 1942
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: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Red Khan)
Pages: 6

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

Writer/Artist: Fred Ray

Feature Character(s)

• Congo Bill (last appearance in Action Comics #46; next appearance in Action Comics #48)

Villain(s)

• The Red Khan and a group of brigand tribesmen (Bula named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Janet Logan (last appearance in Action Comics #46; no further appearances)
• Major Fortney (no further appearances)
• A river boat captain (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Congo Bill's river boat is attacked by a tribe of brigands. Bill is knocked out and his companion Janet Logan is abducted. Bill is found by English soldiers who take him to a nearby fort. While recovering, Bill receives a ransom not from the Red Khan, the brigand leader.

Unable to meet the Red Khan's demand for payment, Bill allows himself to be captured. He then challenges the Khan to single combat. The Khan refuses and has Bill tied up. Bill denounces the Khan as a coward to the other natives. When he finally gets loose, the Khan attempts to flee with Janet as a captive. Bill chases them down and finally rescues the girl.