Comic Title: Detective Comics #27
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: April 18, 1939 Copyright Date March 30, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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 Murderer on Vacation)
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Slam Bradley (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Reprinted In:
Famous First Edition C-28 (1974)
Famous First Edition C-28 [Lyle Stuart Exclusive] (1974)
Millennium Edition:Detective Comics 27 (#3) (2000)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Loot Crate Premium] (2018)
Detective Comics:80 Years of Batman HC (2019)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Comic Mint Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Frankie's Comics Exclusive] (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Slam Bradley (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#1))

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#1))

Villain(s)

• Blackjack Benson and Nicky (his henchman; both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Helger Wetjen (a ski instructor and brother of Blackjack; no further appearances)
• Gale Dennis (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dick Kelly (an FBI agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed police chief and Heine (a bell boy; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Slam Bradley and Shorty are run off the road by Blackjack Benson, a notorious felon. Slam stops the crook and rescues FBI man, Dick Kelly. Benson is arrested but later breaks jail pursued by Kelly.

When Kelly fails to return, Slam goes in search of his new friend. They track him to Switzerland where they find Benson hiding with his brother Helger. The crooks try to kill Slam and Shorty as they have already done with Kelly, but Slam escapes and arrests Benson. Blackjack Benson is then sent to the electric chair.