Adventure Comics #53

(August 1940)

["The Minute Men of America"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin and the Minute-Men of America (introduction); Billy Martin (death); Mrs. Martin; Mr. Bannerman; Regina Bannerman (Mr. Bannerman's niece); Roberts; Tareff and his gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis:

The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. After rounding up the villains, Hourman meets with the brother (Jimmy Martin) of one of the dead children from the factory, and discovers that he is a ham radio operator. The Man of the Hour suggests that Jimmy enlist the aid of hams all over the nation to assist in the fight against crime with Hourman, and that they call themselves The Minute-Men of America!

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-21. Rex Tyler lives in Appleton City.

[Mutt & Jeff #2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Mutt & Jeff #2. Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

Fang Gow's Daughter (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.

none (Table of Contents)

Just For Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Pencils:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Inks:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Russell Cole?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

Fantastic Facts (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

[The Plot of Vas Onga] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Howard Purcell

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

I: Mark Lansing, Koda, Kit, Tony, Jada; V: Vas Onga and his subterraneans (I, D for all).

Not So Sleepy (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gordon Hall (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Coast Line Limited Crackup] (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: Helman and Blake (I for both).

Junior Federal Men Club (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Conducted by Steve Carson. Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

Jest Jokes (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

The Women Warriors (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: Lupa; V: The Snake-Hairs (I), Amazons (I).

[Shanghaied] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Steve Conrad

none (Table of Contents)

Sam the Porter / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Pencils:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Inks:

Russell Cole (signed as Alger)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Russell Cole?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Sam

Indexer Notes

Last appearance; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

[The Great I: Part 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Albert Sulman

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure; sports

Characters:

Socko Strong; V: The Great [I]; I: Prof. Watson.

none (Table of Contents)

Ginger Snap / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Ginger Snap

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in MORE FUN COMICS #53; last appearance in Adventure; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Give and Take / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Biro

Pencils:

Charles Biro

Inks:

Charles Biro

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

[The Loan Sharks] (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]; Ma Jenks; Dolly; Gunny (villain); Slick Sam (villain); Gorilla Gus (villain); un-named loan sharks (villains); Ma Jenks; Dolly.

Synopsis:

Sandman comes to the rescue of a man beaten up for not re-paying a loan to some loan sharks, but when murder enters the picture, it's time for Sandman to take off the kid gloves.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

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