Volume: 4
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-06-10
Editing: Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #40 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
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Sandman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Printer: [none printed]

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date and the volume number is from the volume number reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number B 421294.

[no title indexed]
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Action Comics; Detective Comics; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[The Tarantula Strikes]
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Sandman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Gardner Fox (credited as Larry Dean)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Vivian Dale
Synopsis:
The Sandman comes up against a very crafty and dangerous adversary while investigating the kidnapping of a famed actress and subsequent demand for $500,000 ransom.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Gardner Fox script per Bob Hughes. We previously credited the story to Christman, then to Christman from a Fox plot. Per Hughes' textual analysis, this story does not match Christman's stories in the three subsequent issues.

The Sandman wears orange business suit thru #43.

Sandman origin in Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #7.

[no title indexed]
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Tiny / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh! I'll bet I'm the toughest thing alive-!
Characters:
Tiny

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 3]
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Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Barry O'Neill; Count Guniff (villain, death)
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
Characters:
Federal Men Jake (villain, counterfeiter); Mike (villain, counterfeiter); unnamed counterfeiter (villain)

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Junior Federal Men Club / in-house column / 1 page

[James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Peekin at Pictures / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; biography

[Wolf Ruckson's Trap, Part 2]
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Jack Woods / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Pencils:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; western-frontier
Characters:
Jack Woods; Wolf Rucker (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

First two pages printed in red, black and white; last two in black and white.

[no title indexed]
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The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 1.4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Second page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

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Abell Stamps; Arnosti Stamps; Capital Stamps; Crowder Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Empire Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Globus Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Reyco Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Wabash Stamps; Wright Stamps / advertisement / 0.6 page

[Captured By Col. Benback, Part 2]
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Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Captain Desmo; Colonel Benback (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

[A Playboy In King Arthur's Court, Part 3]
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Don Coyote / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Dan Coyote; William Shakespeare (guest appearance)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Slow Motion's Double]
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Bulldog Martin / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Pencils:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Inks:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:
Bulldog Martin (introduction); Palfry (villain, introduction); Hefty (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

Bulldog Martin's next appearance in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #47.

Money Makers [Part 2]
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text story / 1.9 pages

Script:
Frank Thomas (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

Fireworks
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Baltimore Fireworks / advertisement / 0.05 page

Fireworks for the 4th of July
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Acme Fireworks / advertisement / 0.05 page

[The Flying Dutchman, Part 1]
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Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Pencils:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Inks:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; sports
Characters:
Socko Strong (introduction, a boxer); Jerry Indutch; The champ (villain); his manager (villain); gun-runners (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

[The Kidnapping of Donna Carnochan]
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Skip Schuyler / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Skip Schuyler; Anthony Carnochan (introduction); Donna Carnochan (introduction)

[The Pirate Ship, Conclusion]
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Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; children
Characters:
Rusty; Duchess (guest star); Ichabod Slade (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Script credit changed from Kane to Finger by Bob Hughes.

[Taurus the Bull]
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Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Pencils:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Inks:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; military
Characters:
Taurus the Bull

[Constructed and Flew the First Balloon - 1783]
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AiRecords / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Pencils:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Inks:
Terry Gilkison (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; aviation
Characters:
Joseph Montgolfier; Etienne Montgolfier; Lincoln Beachey; Walter Hinton; Ernest Udet; John Wise

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Movie Comics; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Sandman
  2. ["It's all I need to go any place!"]
    Action Comics; Detective Comics; More Fun Comics
  3. [The Tarantula Strikes]
    Sandman
  4. ["Gosh! I'll bet I'm the toughest thing alive-!"]
    Tiny
  5. [The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 3]
    Barry O'Neill
  6. ["Headquarters of the F.B.I...."]
    Federal Men
  7. ["Hello again, Members. I want to talk to you this month about staring a dossier."]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  8. [James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx]
    Peekin at Pictures
  9. [Wolf Ruckson's Trap, Part 2]
    Jack Woods
  10. [no title indexed]
    The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page
  11. [no title indexed]
    Abell Stamps; Arnosti Stamps; Capital Stamps; Crowder Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Empire Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Globus Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Reyco Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Wabash Stamps; Wright Stamps
  12. [Captured By Col. Benback, Part 2]
    Captain Desmo
  13. [A Playboy In King Arthur's Court, Part 3]
    Don Coyote
  14. [Slow Motion's Double]
    Bulldog Martin
  15. Money Makers [Part 2]
  16. Fireworks
    Baltimore Fireworks
  17. Fireworks for the 4th of July
    Acme Fireworks
  18. [The Flying Dutchman, Part 1]
    Socko Strong
  19. [The Kidnapping of Donna Carnochan]
    Skip Schuyler
  20. [The Pirate Ship, Conclusion]
    Rusty and His Pals
  21. [Taurus the Bull]
    Anchors Aweigh!
  22. [Constructed and Flew the First Balloon - 1783]
    AiRecords
  23. ["Thanks again, boys and girls of America..."]
    Movie Comics; All-American Comics
  24. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
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  • David Banuelos
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Bradley
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
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  • Jerzy Kiekrz
  • R. S. Martin
  • Olivier Ray
  • Per Sandell
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