Adventure Comics
#73
(April 1942)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-02-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Manhunter / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ? (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Manhunter; Starman (inset)
- Reprints
-
in The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #4 (August-September 1971) - in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([July] 2000)
- in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Knight of the Revolution
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
- Script
- Josette Frank
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Case of the Murders in Outer Space!
Starman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Raymond Perry
- Letters
- Betty Bentley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Clifford Taylor (death); Colonel Matt Taylor; Jim Taylor; The Hooded Hunchback [Lt. Governor Morgan]; his gang [Muggsy; Rasp; others unnamed] (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- When Hetty Taylor died during the Gold Rush in California, his will specifically excluded any relative who lived or died in the state. Now the Astral Avenger must figure out the causes for the mysterious deaths of some of those relatives.
- Reprints
- in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([July] 2000)
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Smiles / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh boy - The 'true animal story' is on the air now!
- Genre
- humor
The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge
Manhunter / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (origin, introduction); Mrs. Marston; Inspector Donovan (death); the Buzzard and his gang (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Inspired by the death of Inspector Donovan, big-game hunter Paul Kirk decides to don a costume and hunt down the notorious Buzzard and his gang who are plaguing Empire City.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #122 - in The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #4 (August-September 1971)
-
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #113 (3 de julio de 1976) -
in Sandman (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1984 series) (septembre 1984) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Indexer Notes
Oddity: Manhunter is called Rick Nelson once in this story.
[no title indexed]
"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!
- Genre
- sports
[Adventure in the Past]
Steve Conrad, Adventurer / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Steve Conrad
The Golden Quest
The Shining Knight / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Indexer Notes
Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!
Criminal Quiz
The Hourman and Minute Man Martin / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin; Professor Q [David Manders] (villain, WABX Radio President)
- Synopsis
- A sinister voice over the radio airwaves every evening asks a seemingly innocent question of the listening public, but, as the Hourman and Jimmy discover, this question is followed up the very next day with a major crime that answers the question!
Indexer Notes
Jimmy Martin wears his Hourman costume in the story, which also states that the Miraclo Ray gives the Hourman the strength of 50 men. Oddity: although the villain's name is called David Manders, the door to his office reads "J. J. Manders".
[no title indexed]
Clancy the Cop / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy - That's the way to protect the law...
- Genre
- humor
Bells of Madness
The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ? (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Lois Mansfield; Frank Scata; Martha Mansfield (death); Ernest Mansfield (villain)
- Synopsis
- Sandman and Sandy pry into the affairs of a mysterious family that has had a history of many of its members going mad and committing suicide.
- Reprints
- in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Manhunter -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Knight of the Revolution
Good Books Worth Reading -
3.
The Case of the Murders in Outer Space!
Starman -
4.
["Oh boy - The 'true animal story' is on the air now!"]
Smiles -
5.
What a Cast!
More Fun Comics -
6.
[no title indexed]
Prize Comics -
7.
The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge
Manhunter -
8.
["Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!"]
"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale -
9.
[Adventure in the Past]
Steve Conrad, Adventurer -
10.
The Golden Quest
The Shining Knight -
11.
"Remember the Maine!"
Famous American Words -
12.
["500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!"]
All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America -
13.
Criminal Quiz
The Hourman and Minute Man Martin -
14.
Gunfighter's Test
-
15.
[no title indexed]
-
16.
["Boy - That's the way to protect the law..."]
Clancy the Cop -
17.
Bells of Madness
The Sandman -
18.
Now on Sale
-
19.
[no title indexed]
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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