Volume: 4
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-08-03
Editing: Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #42 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
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Sandman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Creig Flessel (signed as Creig Flessel) (see notes)
Inks:
Creig Flessel (signed as Creig Flessel) (see notes)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Creig Flessel signed his name on the top-left section of the art.

Issue Data

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

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the publication date and the volume number from the volume number listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number B 434436.

The Greatest Scoop in Comic Magazine History!
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All-American Comics; Movie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[The Three Sandmen]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Sandman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Teeter Sneed (villain, intro, death); Dr. Clyde Dunlap (intro, forms "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds); Happy O'Shea (intro, forms "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds); Steve Weber
Synopsis:
Wes joins up with two of his former service buddies to discover if Teeter Sneed has a hand in the killing of several of their old chums and threatening to do the same to several others.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Sandman's origin mentions that he was in the service six years ago. Wesley Dodds does not appear as Sandman in this story.

Christman script credit suggested by Bob Hughes; we previously credited Gardner Fox. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

[Scientists Honored by Danzig]
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The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 0.67 page

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

Indexer Notes

Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

[no title indexed]
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Brownie Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Globus Stamps; Gray Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Reyco Stamps; Roberts Stamps / advertisement / 0.33 page

[The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 5]
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Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Barry O'Neill; Krull (villain)

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

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Wayne Boring (credited)
Inks:
Wayne Boring (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
Characters:
Federal Men Cal Grant (villain) (introduction); Cal Grant Mob (villain); Lennie Trasker (villain) (introduction); Zeke Trasker (villain)

[no title indexed]
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Junior Federal Men Club / in-house column / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Sportettes / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff (credited)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction; sports
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:8 fighters won the welterweight title, lost it, and recovered it...

[The Fiddler and the Bank Robbers, Part 2]
(Table of Contents: 9)

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; Stomp McHenry; Sheriff Henkle; Slash Morlin (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

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

[Awakened by 500-Pound Man-Eating Tiger Ready to Attack Him!!]
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AdventurEvents / cartoon / 1 page

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

[no title indexed]
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Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
George Papp (signed as GEP)
Pencils:
George Papp (signed as GEP)
Inks:
George Papp (signed as GEP)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:2 hungry fish -- Looks bad for the little fellow!

[The Flying Dutchman, Part 3]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Pencils:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Inks:
Joe Sulman (credited as Koppy)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; sports
Characters:
Socko Strong; Bennie (introduction, a Neanderthal man)

Indexer Notes

Story was printed in black and white.

[Miss America]
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Professor Doolittle / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Bob Kane (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Professor Doolittle

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Revolt of the Thugs, Part 2]
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Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (credited as Win)
Colors:
? (red tones, see notes)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Captain Desmo; Abdul Hassan (villain); the Thugs (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, except for the feature logo panel which is in red tones.

Quest in India [Part 2]
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Terry Keane (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure

[Admiral Cato's Underwater Base]
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Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Pencils:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Inks:
Bart Tumey (credited)
Colors:
? (red tones, see notes)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; military
Characters:
Admiral Cato (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, except for the feature logo panel which is in red tones.

[Kidnapping in the Orient]
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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; Hawkins (villain, intro); Lung Yen (intro); Diana Allen (intro)

[The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 2]
(Table of Contents: 18)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited, signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; children
Characters:
Rusty; Chen Fu (villain)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Finger script credit from Bob Hughes; we previously credited Bob Kane, but that is unlikely according to Hughes.

In the Pit of Dagan
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Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks:
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cotton Carver; Elara; Kothe; Volar; Narol (villain, introduction, death?); Jagar (villain, introduction); King Marl (introduction); Captain Kandul (introduction); Marlmen (introduction)

[no title indexed]
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This Doggone World / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Only two mutts showed up because it's raining! Too bad!

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Adventure Comics. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!
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New York World's Fair Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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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. The Greatest Scoop in Comic Magazine History!
    All-American Comics; Movie Comics
  3. [The Three Sandmen]
    Sandman
  4. [Scientists Honored by Danzig]
    The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page
  5. [no title indexed]
    Brownie Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Globus Stamps; Gray Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Reyco Stamps; Roberts Stamps
  6. [The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 5]
    Barry O'Neill
  7. ["Gimme that dough!"]
    Federal Men
  8. ["Hello again, Members! This month I am going to tell you how a detective solved a murder case that was filled with "circumstantial" evidence, and how by sheer detective powers, a criminal was tried and convicted."]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  9. ["8 fighters won the welterweight title, lost it, and recovered it..."]
    Sportettes
  10. [The Fiddler and the Bank Robbers, Part 2]
    Jack Woods
  11. [Awakened by 500-Pound Man-Eating Tiger Ready to Attack Him!!]
    AdventurEvents
  12. ["2 hungry fish -- Looks bad for the little fellow!"]
    Fantastic Facts
  13. [The Flying Dutchman, Part 3]
    Socko Strong
  14. [Miss America]
    Professor Doolittle
  15. [Revolt of the Thugs, Part 2]
    Captain Desmo
  16. Quest in India [Part 2]
  17. [Admiral Cato's Underwater Base]
    Anchors Aweigh!
  18. [Kidnapping in the Orient]
    Skip Schuyler
  19. [The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 2]
    Rusty and His Pals
  20. In the Pit of Dagan
    Cotton Carver
  21. ["Only two mutts showed up because it's raining! Too bad!"]
    This Doggone World
  22. The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!
    New York World's Fair Comics
  23. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Michael Bradley
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jerzy Kiekrz
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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