Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-03-08
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #49 Edit Cover
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The Hourman; Sandman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Bernard Baily (Hourman inset)
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as CR)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (Hourman inset)
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as CR)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure; superhero
Characters:
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Last "generic" cover. Cover credits from Sheldon Moldoff himself in Alter Ego #52 (September 2005). Art originally tentatively credited to Creig Flessel.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 448974.

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

[The Disappearance of Dr. Drew]
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The Hourman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
Bernard Baily (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Dr. Drew (intro); Miss Drew (intro); un-named gang of crooks (villains, intro, some death)
Synopsis:
Rex Tyler's 2nd client is a Miss Drew, who asks that he help locate her missing father, whom she believes has been kidnapped because of his creation of a super type of cold pill.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Fitch script credit by Craig Delich and verified by Martin O'Hearn. We previously credited Gardner Fox. Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Oddity: A detective questioning Rex Tyler about Miss Drew, inquires of him as to whether or not he is "Tick-Tock Tyler, The Hour-Man"!

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Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The World's Largest City

[Trap for Fang Gow]
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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; Fang Gow (villain)
Reprints (1)

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AiRecords / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Schoolboy Ace Scored Over Forty Victories Before He Was Twenty Years Old!

[Issue from Turkey; Housing Projects Honored; Brief Notes]
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The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 0.3 page

Script:
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Colors:
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Page surrounded by many small ads from stamps dealers.

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Abell Stamps; Arnold Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Brown Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Dominion Stamps; Ensign Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Floral City Stamps; Garcelon Stamps; Globus Stamps; Gray Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Pilgrim Stamps / Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps; Tatham Stamps and Coins; Wright Stamps / advertisement / 0.7 page

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Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Chad Grothkopf (credited as Chad-)
Inks:
Chad Grothkopf (credited as Chad-)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime
Characters:
Federal Men Mortimer Kale; Dr. Nikola Lazzara (villain (introduction, death); Gabriel Torrence (introduction)

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

[Red Grange, Sir Malcolm Campbell, L. E. Peevey]
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Sport Stuff! / cartoon / 0.67 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:non-fiction; sports

Boys Build This Cape Cod Cottage
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Miniature Homes / advertisement / 0.33 page

[Cold Cures and Crime]
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Sandman / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Dr. Lovejoy (medical doctor, introduction); unnamed assistant to Dr. Lovejoy (death); crippled man (villain, introduction); gang of crooks (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
The death of several assistants to a famed scientist, claiming to be able to cure the common cold, leads the Sandman into the fray to prevent criminals from exploiting that cure to their own financial advantage.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. We previously credited Bernard Baily in error. Creig Flessel credits in Archives are also in error.

On page 5, panel 2, the door has lettering for this story's writer, G. Fox. The last panel of the story, on page 10, has two mysterious interlocked initials, apparently a "C" over an "F." May be for Fox (writer) and Chad (artist).

No. 1 - Call of the Wild, by Jack London
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Monthly Book Review / text article / 0.75 page

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typeset

Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy Air Rifle
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 0.25 page

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Jest Jokes / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Halt! Which side are you on??

Boys Print
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Little Man Printing Press / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Mr. Krieger Vanishes]
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Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; sports
Characters:
Socko Strong; Benjamin Krieger (villain, introduction)

A Sleepy Capture
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text story / 1.25 pages

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

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Detective Lessons; G-Boy Repeating Cap Pistol; Metal Arts Rings & Pins; Wehman Bros. Joke Books / advertisement / 0.25 page

Boys Earn Money and Big Prizes
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Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 0.5 page

[The Tiger-Men]
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Steve Conrad / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jack Lehti (credited)
Pencils:
Jack Lehti (credited)
Inks:
Jack Lehti (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
The Tiger-Men (villains, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Steve Conrad Adventurer

[Mansion of Murder, Part 4]
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Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; children
Characters:
Rusty; John Rankin (guest, flashback); Tino (villain); Karl (villain); Zoroff (villain, flashback)

[On the Track of Serge Kano]
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Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Bart Tumey (credited as Tumey)
Pencils:
Bart Tumey (credited as Tumey)
Inks:
Bart Tumey (credited as Tumey)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure; military
Characters:
Serge Kano (villain, introduction, death)

At the Polar Zone
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Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cotton Carver; Deela (guest); Red Mike (villain, introduction)

Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!
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Action Comics; Adventure Comics; All-American Comics; Detective Comics; Flash Comics; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Pick Your Prize
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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

A Sensational Offer to Readers of Adventure Comics
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Book Coupon Exchange Giant Library / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    The Hourman; Sandman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. [The Disappearance of Dr. Drew]
    The Hourman
  4. ["The World's Largest City"]
    Fantastic Facts
  5. [Trap for Fang Gow]
    Barry O'Neill
  6. ["Schoolboy Ace Scored Over Forty Victories Before He Was Twenty Years Old!"]
    AiRecords
  7. [Issue from Turkey; Housing Projects Honored; Brief Notes]
    The Stamp Mart / Adventure in Stamps / Adventure Stamp Page
  8. [no title indexed]
    Abell Stamps; Arnold Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Brown Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Dominion Stamps; Ensign Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Floral City Stamps; Garcelon Stamps; Globus Stamps; Gray Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Pilgrim Stamps / Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps; Tatham Stamps and Coins; Wright Stamps
  9. ["May I step in? I wish to discuss a matter of vital importance to you!"]
    Federal Men
  10. ["Hello again, Members! This month I want to tell you about an average you man who wanted to be a G-Man -- and who actually accomplished his ambition."]
    Junior Federal Men Club
  11. [Red Grange, Sir Malcolm Campbell, L. E. Peevey]
    Sport Stuff!
  12. Boys Build This Cape Cod Cottage
    Miniature Homes
  13. [Cold Cures and Crime]
    Sandman
  14. No. 1 - Call of the Wild, by Jack London
    Monthly Book Review
  15. Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy Air Rifle
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  16. ["Halt! Which side are you on??"]
    Jest Jokes
  17. Boys Print
    Little Man Printing Press
  18. [Mr. Krieger Vanishes]
    Socko Strong
  19. A Sleepy Capture
  20. [no title indexed]
    Detective Lessons; G-Boy Repeating Cap Pistol; Metal Arts Rings & Pins; Wehman Bros. Joke Books
  21. Boys Earn Money and Big Prizes
    Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
  22. [The Tiger-Men]
    Steve Conrad
  23. [Mansion of Murder, Part 4]
    Rusty and His Pals
  24. [On the Track of Serge Kano]
    Anchors Aweigh!
  25. At the Polar Zone
    Cotton Carver
  26. Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!
    Action Comics; Adventure Comics; All-American Comics; Detective Comics; Flash Comics; More Fun Comics
  27. Pick Your Prize
    Lancaster County Seeds
  28. A Sensational Offer to Readers of Adventure Comics
    Book Coupon Exchange Giant Library
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  • Michael Bradley
  • Craig Delich
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