Adventure Comics #57

(December 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Menace of Dr. Togg] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Guest Stars: Thorndyke; Jimmy Martin 3 un-named members of the Minute Men of America; Doctor Togg (villain, introduction, death?); Gombezi (villains, winged creatures, death)

Synopsis

Hourman and the Minute Men must face an evil scientist, from his laboratory on Wide Island, who has created weird pets called the Gombezi out of wolves and buzzards that he uses to rob and kill.

Reprints

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-18 (July 1973)

Indexer Notes

Fitch script credit by Craig Delich and Martin O'Hearn. We formerly credited Gardner Fox. Letterer credit also added by Delich.

Here Are the Winners of the Hour-Man Contest! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Hourman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Football Facts (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Bolty)

Genre

non-fiction; sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fang Gow's Cut-Throats (Table of Contents: 6)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Winiarski

Pencils

Ed Winiarski

Inks

Ed Winiarski

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Just Jokes / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're having a safety campaign!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Goofigags / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sorry - No parts for gunmen today!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

[General Kosta's Subterfuge] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mark Lansing / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Purcell

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mark Lansing; Captain Sen (introduction); General Kosta (villain, introduction)

[The Problem of the Phony Newspaperman] (Table of Contents: 12)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Steve Carson; Senator Blast (introduction); Aldo Serald (villain, introduction); Serald's spies (villains, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Junior Federal Men Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Trains - Big & Little! (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Flex-i-Track / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Tree Folk (Table of Contents: 16)

Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cotton Carver; Deela (guest); The Tree Folk (villains, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Adventure Stamp Page / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Magna Cum Laude (Table of Contents: 18)

Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Sulman

Pencils

Joe Sulman

Inks

Joe Sulman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Socko Strong; Papa Manetta (introduction); Tony Manetta (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Peril in Africa] (Table of Contents: 20)

Steve Conrad Adventurer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Lehti

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Conrad; Prof. Sibley (introduction)

Flash Capture (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script

George Shute (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[To Hammer the Earth] (Table of Contents: 24)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

Chad Grothkopf

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Phoebe; Bill Williams (introduction, death); A mad scientist (villain, introduction); scientist's assistant (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Sandman saves a girl who falls from the sky from a burning airplane, and who plays a role in the Sandman's battle against a crazed scientist who has invented the Atom-Smasher: a weapon that directs a stream of uranium atoms away from the Earth, then draws them back to pound against the Earth like a giant hammer!

Reprints

• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. We previously suggested Grothkopf for both pencils and inks.

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Be a Superman! Carry This Official Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)