Adventure Comics #55

(October 1940)

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

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Boy's Week Crimes] (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]; Mr. Bannerman; John Greene; Guest-Stars: Jimmy Martin; Minute Men of America [Burton Macy; Tommy Cosgrove; others un-named]; un-named gang of crooks (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

The city government of Cosmos decides to sponsor a week-long "Boys' Week," during which time students will be shown how a big city is run by actually allowing them the chance to do so. But to the criminal element in the city, they believe that the boys will not be able to handle concentrated mobster activity, which seeks to rob people and institutions by using a new sleep gas.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich and Martin O'Hearn. Letterer credit also added by Delich.

The city in which Hourman lives is stated to be Cosmos.

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Fang Gow's Terror (Table of Contents: 4)

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); a giant (introduction, death)

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

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp (signed)

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are yuh sure about this?

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth; Butterfinger / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Battle to the Death] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Howard Purcell

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mark Lansing; Vulcan (introduction); Talon (introduction); Manchuk (introduction); Mokan (villain, introduction); Tradman (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Story title from next issue blurb in previous issue.

[The Aircraft Plant Robberies] (Table of Contents: 8)

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; Robert Glendon (introduction); Paddy Quinn (introduction); Ben Watkins (villain, introduction))

Junior Federal Men Club (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

New York World's Fair Comics; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Superman Is on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Revolution in Ugar (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cotton Carver; Guest Stars: Nora Blake; Jim Bent; Lupa; Deela; Red Mike; Mr. Blake (introduction); King Partik (introduction); Carlos the Cruel (villain, introduction, death)

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

Just Like Junior / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Young man, I want a good caddy...

Genre

humor

Framed! (Table of Contents: 14)

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; Silk Morello (villain, introduction); Maizie Vamour (villain, introduction)

Jungle Justice (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Shute (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; jungle

[Mediterranean Kidnapping] (Table of Contents: 16)

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; Col. Crawford (introduction); Miss Crawford (introduction); un-named kidnappers (villains, introduction)

"The Story of the Iliad" or The Trojan Horse (Table of Contents: 17)

Monthly Book Review / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Silly Situations / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Harold Sherman (signed)

Pencils

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Harold Sherman (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Will you please stop covering your head...

Genre

humor

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

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

[The Star of Singapore] (Table of Contents: 20)

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]; Mrs. Hecker; Detective Brophy; Jed (villain, introduction); Hank (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Sandman is offered a $5000 reward for the safe return of the famed "Star of Singapore."

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.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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