Comic Title: Action Comics #5
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1938
Approx. On Sale Date: September 6, 1938 Copyright Date August 25, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1938
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: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (The Nestralian Spy)
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Tex Thomson

Writer/Artist: Bernard Baily

Feature Character(s)

• Tex Thomson (last appearance in Action Comics #4; next appearance in Action Comics #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bob Daley (last appearance in Action Comics #4; next appearance in Action Comics #7)

Villain(s)

• Rowten and his men (rebels; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A female spy (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Tex and Bob Daley visit Nestralia. A woman bursts into Tex's hotel room with a gun and forces him to concoct a story that she is his wife. Tex cooperates and learns that the woman has learned information about an upcoming revolt. Tex offers to help.

Tex, Bob, and the woman are then caught by the rebels. They are taken to the rebel leader Rowten, who chooses to execute Tex and Bob despite their limited involvement. Tex escapes and sends Bob for help. He then engages Rowten in a duel. Just as it appears that Rowten has won, Bob arrives with the government authorities, ending the threat of revolution and saving Tex's life.