Comic Title: Action Comics #38
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: May 22, 1941 Copyright Date May 23, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: (Don De Avila)
Pages: 4

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

Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Black Pirate (last appearance in Action Comics #36; next appearance in Action Comics #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bonnie (last appearance in Action Comics #36; next appearance in Action Comics #39)

Villain(s)

• Don De Avila (next appearance in Action Comics #39)

Other Character(s)

• Several pirate crewmen (Jeb named; no further appearances)

Comments:
The Black Pirate uses the alias Noah Scott in this story.

This story was not originally titled.

This story continues in the third story of Action Comics #39.

Synopsis:
The Black Pirate makes port in Barcelona. He encounters his old friend Don De Avila who has recently fallen out of favor with the king. Captain Avila invites Valor and Bonnie to attend the royal ball as his guest. Jon accepts the invitation not knowing that Avila plans to turn him in as a pirate to regain the favor of the king.