Adventure Comics (1938 series) (DC) #78

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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title none none
Unofficial Title? No No
Type cover cover
Feature Sandman, Sandy, Manhunter Sandman, Sandy, Manhunter
Genre
Job Number
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed) Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Joe Simon? [as Simon] (signed) Joe Simon? [as Simon] (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters typeset typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters The Sandman; Sandy; Manhunter; Starman (inset) The Sandman; Sandy; Manhunter; Starman (inset)
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
  • in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirbvy (DC, 2009 series) #nn
  • in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)
  • in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirbvy (DC, 2009 series) #nn
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Sequence Number 1 1
Title The Little Man Who Wasn't There The Little Man Who Wasn't There
Unofficial Title? No No
Type comic story comic story
Feature Starman Starman
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script Alfred Bester Alfred Bester
No Script
Pencils Jack Burnley Jack Burnley
No Pencils
Inks Jack Burnley Jack Burnley
No Inks
Colors Raymond Perry Raymond Perry
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 11 11
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Starman [Ted Knight]; Mike Muggins; Sonnie Hail (villain); Hartley Manners (villain); Van Camp (villain) Starman [Ted Knight]; Mike Muggins; Sonnie Hail (villain); Hartley Manners (villain); Van Camp (villain)
Synopsis Starman and Mike Muggins look into a case where people stage an act, pretending to be attacked by "the little man who wasn't there", and robbed of valuable gems, only to be discovered in the end as perpetrating the act themselves! Starman and Mike Muggins look into a case where people stage an act, pretending to be attacked by "the little man who wasn't there", and robbed of valuable gems, only to be discovered in the end as perpetrating the act themselves!
Reprint Notes
  • in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)
Notes Oddity: Starman seems to "adopt" Muggins in the last panel to be a partner of his in future adventures, but he never appears again. Oddity: Starman seems to "adopt" Muggins in the last panel to be a partner of his in future adventures, but he never appears again.
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2. The Man Who Played Death (Hourman and Thorndyke) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E] Expand compare view

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3. The Case of the Slap-Happy Jappy (Genius Jones) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E] Expand compare view

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4. The Black Baron (The Shining Knight) comic story, 11p [S P I C L E] Expand compare view

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Sequence Number 5 5
Title The Lady and the Tiger The Lady and the Tiger
Unofficial Title? No No
Type comic story comic story
Feature Manhunter Manhunter
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script Jack Kirby Jack Kirby
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks Joe Simon? Joe Simon?
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters Howard Ferguson Howard Ferguson
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 9 9
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters Manhunter [Paul Kirk] Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
Synopsis
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Notes
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Sequence Number 6 6
Title The Miracle Maker The Miracle Maker
Unofficial Title? No No
Type comic story comic story
Feature The Sandman The Sandman
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Script Jack Kirby (signed) Jack Kirby (signed)
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby (signed) Jack Kirby (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Joe Simon? (signed) Joe Simon? (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters Howard Ferguson Howard Ferguson
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Page Count 10 10
Page Count Uncertain No No
Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Beezer Banos (villain); Magno [Mugger Magoon](villain); Slippery Smith (villain); Hard Luck Hogan (villain). The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Beezer Banos (villain); Magno [Mugger Magoon](villain); Slippery Smith (villain); Hard Luck Hogan (villain).
Synopsis A modern Houdini taxes the wits of the Sandman and Sandy, as the man accomplishes impossible feats while looting millions in riches and having airtight alibis. A modern Houdini taxes the wits of the Sandman and Sandy, as the man accomplishes impossible feats while looting millions in riches and having airtight alibis.
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