Adventure Comics #50

(May 1940)

[The Dark Horse] (Table of Contents)

The Hourman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; James Carren (intro); Nick Bates and his gang (villains, intro for all)

Synopsis:

Rex Tyler's 3rd client, James Carren, has been told by a mobster that, unless he sells half interest in his race horse "Blue Bell", he and the horse will never see Kentucky again.

Reprints:

• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #7 (No Date [circa January 2009])

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-10. Writer revision from Gardner F. Fox to Fitch by Craig Delich & verified by Martin O'Hearn on 2009-4-18.

[Fang Gow and the Stolen Planes] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Winiarski

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski

Inks:

Ed Winiarski

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow.

Reprints:

• in Collection Fantôme (Editions Mondiales, 1945 series) #[A574] [A] (mars 1945)

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Pencils:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Inks:

Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Shorty

Indexer Notes

Last appearance; Schwab credits added by Craig Delich 2-10-08.

[The Hot-Air Weapon] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Steve Carson; V: An inventor, Nitkoff (I, D for both).

[Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Toughy Tonger (villain, intro); Limpy (villain, intro)

Synopsis:

Sandman aids Dian by attempting to stop a pair of convicted felons, who have escaped from prison, from murdering her district attorney father who sent them up.

Reprints:

• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #7 (No Date [circa January 2009])
• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identified by Craig Delich.

Boxing Glove Versus Fiddle (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Albert Sulman

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; sports

Characters:

Socko Strong; I: Papa and Joe Manetta; V: Eddie Garr (I).

Dead Reckoning (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tex Horton (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Spy of the South Seas] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Steve Conrad; V: An un-namedenemy agent (I).

[Mansion of Murder: Part 5] (Table of Contents)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger?

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Rusty; V: Tino, Karl, & Zoroff.

[Search For Captain Miles] (Table of Contents)

Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bart Tumey

Pencils:

Bart Tumey

Inks:

Bart Tumey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

I: Captain Miles (D); V: an un-named bad guy (I).

In the City of Glass (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cotton Carver; GS: Red Mike, Deela; V: King John, Druids (I for all); I: Henry Smith.