Adventure Comics #56

(November 1940)

Announcing the New Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Dr. Slight's Living Statues] (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]; Minute Men of America [Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; one unnamed member]; Dr. Slight (villain, introduction, death); Sandor (villain, living plaster cast, death); Midge (villain, living plaster cast, death)

Synopsis

Rex Tyler, ordered by Mr. Bannerman to head out to "Castle Doom" to assist Dr. Slight in working out a special chemical formula, is unaware that this formula gives life to plaster casts by means of a special machine, which have been used to bomb places on the east coast.

Indexer Notes

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

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

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Fang Gow's Ruse (Table of Contents: 5)

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)

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

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Ramona by Mrs. Helen Jackson (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[Death Behind the Waves] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Howard Purcell

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mark Lansing; Mokan (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from next issue blurb in previous issue.

[The Menacing Midget] (Table of Contents: 10)

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; Orlaff (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Junior Federal Men Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Monkey-Faced Owl] (Table of Contents: 12)

Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp (signed)

Pencils

George Papp (signed)

Inks

George Papp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

At Grips with the Kraken (Table of Contents: 13)

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: Red Mike; Lupa; Della; Klo (introduction); Queen Slya (introduction); The Kraken (a monster, villain, introduction, death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, hello, Oswald...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[Bodyguard] (Table of Contents: 15)

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; Joseph B. Meek (introduction); Natty Lew Schultz (villain, introduction)

Strange Trail (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Shipwrecked] (Table of Contents: 18)

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; Major Stanley (introduction); Miss Stanley (introduction); Peter Van Mire (villain, introduction, death)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Silly Situations / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Harold Sherman (signed)

Pencils

Harold Sherman (signed)

Inks

Harold Sherman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now, you won't tell anyone you didn't find any valuables...

Genre

humor

Boys! Hear Your Own Voice! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity] (Table of Contents: 22)

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]; Dian Belmont; Squat Stacey and his gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

While out one evening, a gang of thugs enters and steals Dian's bracelet, and the Sandman heads out after them...a situation that leads to the eventual kidnapping of Wes Dodds!

Reprints

• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. We formerly suggested Chad Grothkopf for both pencils and inks.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Be a Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)