Adventure Comics
#51
(June 1940)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-05-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited)
Issue 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 457914.
[no title indexed]
The Sandman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Inks
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman
- Reprints
-
in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)
-
[The Wax-Double Killers]
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]; an un-named mad scientist (villain, intro); Joe (villain); Mad-Dog Duncan (villain, animated wax figure, death); Alvin Kartis (villain, animated wax figure, death); Two Gun Carmody (villain, animated wax figure, death)
- Synopsis
- A crazed scientist has invented an artificial heart and plastic skin, which he uses to bring wax figures of three criminals to life to rob and kill.
- Reprints
- in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Fitch script credit by Craig Delich and verified by Martin O'Hearn. We previously credited Gardner Fox. Letterer credit also added by Delich.
Story title taken from the Archives reprint.
[The Thought Machine of Fang Gow]
Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
[The Return of Singapore Sal]
Steve Conrad, Adventurer / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Steve Conrad; Singapore Sal (villain)
[The Van Leew Emeralds]
The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Larry Belmont; Mad Maddon (villain, introduction, death); Flip Benson (villain, introduction); Benson's hireling (villain, introduction); Frank Fencet (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- While searching a mug for the missing Van Leew Emeralds, the Sandman discovers a curious pawn ticket. So he changes to Wesley Dodds, picks up Dian, and then changes back to continue the search for the emeralds AND to figure out the significance of that pawn ticket.
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #99 (June 1972)
- in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([March] 1990)
- in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)
- in DC's Greatest Detective Stories Ever Told (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])
-
Indexer Notes
Flessel art credits by Craig Delich. We formerly credited Chad Grothkopf.
Story title from the Archives reprint.
The closing caption spells "Adventure" as "Adveneure".
[The Phony Trucking Business]
Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Socko Strong; Connolly (villain, introduction, death)
The Red Metal
text story / 1.33 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[The Nastonian Agent]
Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- Characters
- Steve Carson; Eric Robbel (introduction, villain)
[Italian Commemorative]
Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
[Captain Coffin's Cutthroat Crew]
Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Captain Coffin (introduction, villain)
[Mansion of Murder, Part 6]
Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Rusty; Tino (villain, death); Zoroff (villain); Karl (villain)
At Grips with the Wolf Men
Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cotton Carver; Deela (guest); Red Mike (guest); Priests of Kossa (introduction); Lupa (introduction, villain); The Wolf Men (introduction, villains)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Sandman -
1.
[no title indexed]
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. -
2.
[The Wax-Double Killers]
The Hourman -
3.
The Moon - Ruler of the Tides
-
4.
[The Thought Machine of Fang Gow]
Barry O'Neill -
5.
[The Return of Singapore Sal]
Steve Conrad, Adventurer -
6.
Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley
Monthly Book Review -
7.
[no title indexed]
Baltimore Fireworks -
8.
[no title indexed]
More Fun Comics; Dr. Fate -
9.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
10.
Superman Is on the Radio!
The Adventures of Superman -
11.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club -
12.
[The Van Leew Emeralds]
The Sandman -
13.
[no title indexed]
Popsicle -
14.
[The Phony Trucking Business]
Socko Strong -
15.
The Red Metal
-
16.
[no title indexed]
-
17.
[The Nastonian Agent]
Federal Men -
18.
[no title indexed]
Junior Federal Men Club -
19.
[Italian Commemorative]
Adventure Stamp Page -
20.
[Captain Coffin's Cutthroat Crew]
Anchors Aweigh! -
21.
[Mansion of Murder, Part 6]
Rusty and His Pals -
22.
At Grips with the Wolf Men
Cotton Carver -
23.
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
-
24.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
25.
[no title indexed]
Spencer Fireworks Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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