Comic Title: Action Comics Loot Crate Edition #1 [Loot Crate Premium]
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 2017
Approx. On Sale Date: February 1, 2017
Cover Price: No Price
Page Count: 64

Title: (Murder in England)
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Tex Thomson

Writer/Artist: Bernard Baily

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #1 (1938)

Feature Character(s)

• Tex Thomson (first appearance; next appearance in Action Comics #2)

Villain(s)

• An English gang (Sonja and Monk named; the leader dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Bob and Betty (two English teenagers; no further appearances)
• The Sheriff and Sergeant Smith (no further appearances)
• An unnamed dead man (no further appearances)

Comments:
This is the first appearance of Tex Thomson, oil tycoon. Tex becomes Mr. America in the fifth story of Action Comics #33.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Tex Thomson visits England and stumbles upon a murdered man in the country. Sonja, a nearby girl accuses Tex of the murder, forcing the cowboy to run from the sheriff. He learns that Sonja is working with the gang of killers and has captured Bob, a boy who can prove Tex’s innocence.

Tex frees Bob and sends him for help, but Tex is captured. Bob returns in time to free Tex, but both men are still in danger until the sheriff arrives to round up the gang.