Adventure Comics
#48
(March 1940)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- [4]
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-02-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 443607.
The Hour-Man!
The Hourman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (inset)
- Reprints
-
in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
-
[Presenting Tick-Tock Tyler, the Hour-Man]
The Hourman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Inks
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bernard Baily (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Marcia Van Shelton; Mary Kennedy; Patsy; Randall (villain); John Kennedy (villain, reforms at end of story)
- Synopsis
- Chemist Rex Tyler discovers a powerful chemical he calls "miraclo", and decides to put his new powers to work helping the oppressed. His first case involves the recovery of stolen pearls and the reforming of a would-be crook.
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #96 (February 1972)
- in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Expanded version presented in Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #16. Rex Tyler's post office box (#28) is given in this story.
Fitch writer credit from Craig Delich and verified by Martin O'Hearn; we previously credited Gardner Fox. Letterer credit from Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Papp (signed)
- Pencils
- George Papp (signed)
- Inks
- George Papp (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Papp (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The rabbit never closes his eyes to sleep!
- Genre
- non-fiction
[The Mind-Slave of Fang Gow]
Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Barry O'Neill; Jean LeGrand (introduction); Fang Gow (villain)
[no title indexed]
Butch the Pup / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! - This is a swell vacation!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Butch
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
[Professor Dirk's Crime School]
Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- Characters
- Steve Carson; Professor Dirk (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit from Craig Delich, verified by Chad Grothkopf.
[no title indexed]
Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
[Death to the D.A.]
The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Judge Quick; Mae Trust; Mrs. Holt; Dian Belmont [the Lady in Red]; D.A. Belmont; Dr. Fulton (villain)
- Synopsis
- Dian invites Wes to a party dressed as the Sandman, so he can try and get to the bottom of death threats being made against her father.
- Reprints
- in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)
-
Dead Man's Chest
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Clem Gordon (credited) (house name)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Over two pages.
[Hassle in Hollywood, Part 2]
Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Alan Sulman
- Pencils
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Socko Strong; Monte Swift (villain)
[no title indexed]
The Diddle Family / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mom got a letter that Aunt Effy wants us to come to New York...
- Genre
- domestic
- Characters
- The Diddle Family
Indexer Notes
Only appearance in Adventure Comics. Strip previously appeared in early issues of Action Comics.
Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[Singapore Sal]
Steve Conrad Adventurer / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Steve Conrad; Singapore Sal (villain, introduction); Slick (villain, introduction); Colonel Bradford (villain, introduction)
[Mansion of Murder, Part 3]
Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Rusty; Tino (villain); Zoroff (villain, introduction); Karl (villain, introduction)
[The Dope Smuggler's Double]
Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Joe Madson (villain, introduction); Lester G. Fester (villain, introduction, death)
The Earth Passage
Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cooton Carver; Deela (guest-star); First Ones (villains)
- Synopsis
- Cotton Carver returns to the surface of Earth.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Hour-Man!
The Hourman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. -
2.
[Presenting Tick-Tock Tyler, the Hour-Man]
The Hourman -
3.
["The rabbit never closes his eyes to sleep!"]
Fantastic Facts -
4.
[The Mind-Slave of Fang Gow]
Barry O'Neill -
5.
["Boy! - This is a swell vacation!"]
Butch the Pup -
6.
[Professor Dirk's Crime School]
Federal Men -
7.
Junior Federal Men Club
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Adventure Stamp Page -
9.
[Death to the D.A.]
The Sandman -
10.
Dead Man's Chest
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
12.
A Bike for You
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company -
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
[Hassle in Hollywood, Part 2]
Socko Strong -
15.
["Mom got a letter that Aunt Effy wants us to come to New York..."]
The Diddle Family -
16.
[Singapore Sal]
Steve Conrad Adventurer -
17.
[Mansion of Murder, Part 3]
Rusty and His Pals -
18.
[The Dope Smuggler's Double]
Anchors Aweigh! -
19.
The Earth Passage
Cotton Carver -
20.
Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!
-
21.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. -
22.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chem. Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Max Capp
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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