Comic Title: Sensation Comics #23
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: September 3, 1943 Copyright Date August 31, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: 56
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: (No Title)
Pages: 7

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

Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Black Pirate (last appearance in Sensation Comics #22; next appearance in Sensation Comics #24)

Supporting Character(s)

• Justin Valor (last appearance in Sensation Comics #22; next appearance in Sensation Comics #24)

Villain(s)

• The Duke of Bellemead and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The King of Polonia (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Jon and Justin Valor arrive in Polonia just as a coup is taking place. The Black Pirate stops the coup and saves the King. The King then offers the Pirate supplies for his ship. As he is getting supplies, the Pirate notices the poor quality of the gunpowder.

Meanwhile the Duke of Bellemead who planned the coup, conspires to have the Black Pirate banished. He convinces the King that the Pirate has the plague. The King then orders Valor to set sail immediately.

The Duke then attacks the Black Pirate at sea. His attack fails due to the faulty gunpowder. The Black Pirate then returns to port and forces the Duke to confess his treason to the King.