Adventure Comics #75

(June 1942)

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

The Strange Case of the Luckless Liars! (Table of Contents: 2)

Starman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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]; Liars' Club [Cliff Henry; Vardon; Carver; Everts]; The Veil [Vardon] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Ted is inducted into the Liar's Club and immediately tells them that he is the Starman. And if that isn't enough, along comes a villain who uses the fantastic fibs of the members to weave a web of evil that snares the men's lives and fortunes.

Reprints

• in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 (April 2000)

Indexer Notes

Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I told Ellis to stop demonstrating golf balls...

Genre

humor

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All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Beware of Mr. Meek! (Table of Contents: 5)

Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon ?

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Ferguson

Genre

superhero

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Mr. Meek (villain)

Reprints

• in The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #6 (December 1971-January 1972)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Forest Patrol by Jim Kjelgaard (Table of Contents: 7)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Tarsi the Tiger Boy Returns] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Chief Hot Foot spends all day looking in mirror...

Genre

humor

The Green Arrow Hits the Mark (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Green Arrow; More Fun Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Wrecker (Table of Contents: 12)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Lynne Perkins

Pencils

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; the Wrecker (villain)

Indexer Notes

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.

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

Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hunting Season Open Today

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Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mystery of the Missing Link!! (Table of Contents: 16)

Hour-Man and Thorndyke, the Minute Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke Tompkins; Mrs. Tompkins (Thorndyke's mother); Ed Tompkins (Thorndyke's father); Brick Barton (villain); Dopey Dann (villain); unnamed owner of the Gotham Milk Farm (villain, Ed Thompkin's boss)

Synopsis

Thorndyke's father is shot by a criminal gang after his milk wagon horse, Daisy, and the milk bottles to be delivered, are taken on its normal run in a bad storm by a phony driver. This driver accidentally loses control of the wagon and it goes off on its merry way...its cargo containing over $1 in cash!

Indexer Notes

Ken Fitch script credit removed by Craig Delich as no writer credit has been verified to date. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Thorndyke wears a version of the Hourman costume in this story (red cape with yellow trim and an hourglass around the neck).

Enemy Action (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Hilton

Letters

typeset

The Villain from Valhalla! (Table of Contents: 18)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon ?

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Ferguson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Police Chief Haines; Thor [Fairy Tales Fenton] (villain)

Synopsis

A former Professor of Metallurgy, who has invented clothing of lucite that is bullet-proof, disguises himself and his men as ancient Vikings to commit crimes. They then challenge the Police and Sandman to discover their whereabouts after divesting themselves of their distinctive garb.

Reprints

• in The Forever People (DC, 1971 series) #6 (December 1971-January 1972)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #499 (May 1983)
• in The Best of Simon and Kirby (Titan, 2009 series) (May 2009)
• in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #69

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Spencer Fireworks Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)