(July 1939)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume
[4]
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia frequency
Monthly
On-sale date
1939-06-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics, Inc.
Editing
Vin Sullivan [as Vincent A. Sullivan]
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.; Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503
Binding
Saddle-Stitched; Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 421294.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Sandman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Tarantula Strikes] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Sandman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox [as Larry Dean] (signed)
Pencils
Bert Christman
Inks
Bert Christman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Vivian Dale; The Tarantula [Mr. Crossart] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
The Sandman comes up against a very crafty and dangerous adversary while investigating the kidnapping of a famed actress and subsequent demand for $500,000 ransom.
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Indexer Notes

Gardner Fox script per Bob Hughes. We previously credited the story to Christman, then to Christman from a Fox plot. Per Hughes' textual analysis, this story does not match Christman's stories in the three subsequent issues.

The Sandman wears orange business suit thru #43.

Sandman origin in Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #7.

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

Tiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! I'll bet I'm the toughest thing alive-!
Genre
humor
Characters
Tiny

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 4)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Winiarski
Pencils
Ed Winiarski [as Win]
Inks
Ed Winiarski [as Win]
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Barry O'Neill; Count Guniff (villain, death)
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[The Tarryville Counterfeiters] (Table of Contents: 5)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed); Paul Cassidy (see notes)
Inks
Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster] (signed); Paul Cassidy (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Mike (villain, counterfeiter); Jake (villain, counterfeiter); un-named counterfeiter (villain); Steve Carson

Indexer Notes

According to Alter Ego #112 for August of 2012, Paul Cassidy did some of the art on this story.

Junior Federal Men Club (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx] (Table of Contents: 7)

Peekin at Pictures / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Moldoff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

[Wolf Ruckson's Trap, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jack Woods / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Chambers
Pencils
Jim Chambers
Inks
Jim Chambers
Colors
? (red tones)
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Jack Woods; Wolf Rucker (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

First two pages printed in red, black and white; last two in black and white.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Adventure in Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

[Captured By Col. Benback, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Winiarski
Pencils
Ed Winiarski [as Win]
Inks
Ed Winiarski [as Win]
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Desmo; Colonel Benback (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

[A Playboy In King Arthur's Court, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 11)

Don Coyote / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab ?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dan Coyote; William Shakespeare (guest appearance)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Slow Motion's Double] (Table of Contents: 12)

Bulldog Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bart Tumey
Pencils
Bart Tumey
Inks
Bart Tumey
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bulldog Martin (introduction); Palfry (villain, introduction); Hefty (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

Bulldog Martin's next appearance in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #47.

Money Makers (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Thomas (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

[The Flying Dutchman, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Joseph Sulman [as Koppy] (signed)
Pencils
Joseph Sulman [as Koppy] (signed)
Inks
Joseph Sulman [as Koppy] (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Socko Strong (introduction, a boxer); Jerry Indutch; The champ (villain); his manager (villain); gun-runners (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story is in black and white, with only the feature logo in red tones.

[The Kidnapping of Donna Carnochan] (Table of Contents: 15)

Skip Schuyler / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Hickey
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Skip Schuyler; Anthony Carnochan (introduction); Donna Carnochan (introduction)

[The Pirate Ship, Conclusion] (Table of Contents: 16)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Bob Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Bob Kane
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rusty; Duchess (guest star); Ichabod Slade (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Script credit changed from Kane to Finger by Bob Hughes.

[Taurus the Bull] (Table of Contents: 17)

Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bart Tumey
Pencils
Bart Tumey
Inks
Bart Tumey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Taurus the Bull

[Constructed and Flew the First Balloon - 1783] (Table of Contents: 18)

AiRecords / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Terry Gilkison
Pencils
Terry Gilkison (signed)
Inks
Terry Gilkison (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

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

Movie Comics; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Sandman
  2. 1. ["It's all I need to go any place!"]
  3. 2. [The Tarantula Strikes]
    The Sandman
  4. 3. ["Gosh! I'll bet I'm the toughest thing alive-!"]
    Tiny
  5. 4. [The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 3]
    Barry O'Neill
  6. 5. [The Tarryville Counterfeiters]
    Federal Men
  7. 6. Junior Federal Men Club
  8. 7. [James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Groucho Marx]
    Peekin at Pictures
  9. 8. [Wolf Ruckson's Trap, Part 2]
    Jack Woods
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Adventure in Stamps
  11. 10. [Captured By Col. Benback, Part 2]
    Captain Desmo
  12. 11. [A Playboy In King Arthur's Court, Part 3]
    Don Coyote
  13. 12. [Slow Motion's Double]
    Bulldog Martin
  14. 13. Money Makers
  15. 14. [The Flying Dutchman, Part 1]
    Socko Strong
  16. 15. [The Kidnapping of Donna Carnochan]
    Skip Schuyler
  17. 16. [The Pirate Ship, Conclusion]
    Rusty and His Pals
  18. 17. [Taurus the Bull]
    Anchors Aweigh!
  19. 18. [Constructed and Flew the First Balloon - 1783]
    AiRecords
  20. 19. ["Thanks again, boys and girls of America..."]
    Movie Comics; All-American Comics
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
  • R. S. Martin
  • Matthew Head
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  • Jon Ingersoll
  • Dan Kocher
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