Adventure Comics
#44
(November 1939)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- [4]
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-10-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432360.
[no title indexed]
The Sandman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Inks
- Creig Flessel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Creig Flessel (signed); typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman
- Reprints
-
in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Flessel lettering credit added by Craig Delich.
The Sandman Meets the Face
The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (signed as Larry Dean)
- Pencils
- Creig Flessel
- Inks
- Creig Flessel; Fred Guardineer (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Fred Guardineer (signed) (signed on page 5)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; The Face (villain, introduction, death); Frowser (introduction); Billy Winnslow (introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- The near victim of an old-friend turned crook, Wes Dodds watches him shot dead by the Face, then changes to the Sandman to discover why the villain had it in for the young victim.
- Reprints
- in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([December] 2004)
-
Indexer Notes
Wes Dodds revealed to have lived in Hilltown as a boy. 1st Sandman in green suit.
Art and lettering confirmed by Creig Flessel. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.
The Sandman at the World's Fair!
New York World's Fair Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[The Return of Fang Gow, Part 2]
Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
[no title indexed]
Butch the Pup / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whut can I do to regain my health Doc?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Butch
Indexer Notes
Lettering credit added by Craig Delich.
[Mr. Fletcher, Smuggler]
Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- Characters
- Mr. Fletcher (villain, introduction); Mrs. Clayton (introduction); Steve Carson
[King Honored]
Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
[The Two Mr. Rowes]
Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sulman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Socko Strong; The Boss (villain, introduction); The Boss' gang (villains, introduction); Ben Rowe (introduction)
[Count Ogrloff's Dangerous Game, Part 2]
Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Captain Desmo; Count Ogrloff (villain, death); Miss Ogrloff (guest)
[Fought Bare-Handed Battle with Infuriated Leopard!]
AdventurEvents / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Terry Gilkison (signed)
- Pencils
- Terry Gilkison (signed)
- Inks
- Terry Gilkison (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; adventure
[Cy Young, Sueo Ohe]
Sportettes / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
Indexer Notes
No feature logo.
[Search For Captain Wade, Part 1]
Skip Schuyler / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Skip Schuyler; Capt. Peter Wade (introduction); Igook (villain, introduction)
[The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 4]
Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Rusty; Chen Fu (villain)
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Finger script credit from Bob Hughes; we previously credited Bob Kane, but that is unlikely according to Hughes.
[Alcatraz Al]
Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Alcatraz Al (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Story title from next issue blurb in previous issue.
The Magnetic Peril
Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cotton Carver; Deela; King Marl; Jagar (villain, death); Farbus (villain, introduction); Rollo (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Cotton Carver is launched to Thula where he hopes to turn off the magnetic force before the fleet is destroyed. He crashes and meets Sokar son of King Wald who shows him a way into the city.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Facts / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- George Papp (signed)
- Pencils
- George Papp (signed)
- Inks
- George Papp (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although birds as a rule fear snakes...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Sandman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. -
2.
The Sandman Meets the Face
The Sandman -
3.
The Sandman at the World's Fair!
New York World's Fair Comics -
4.
[The Return of Fang Gow, Part 2]
Barry O'Neill -
5.
["Whut can I do to regain my health Doc?"]
Butch the Pup -
6.
[Mr. Fletcher, Smuggler]
Federal Men -
7.
Junior Federal Men Club
-
8.
[King Honored]
Adventure Stamp Page -
9.
[The Two Mr. Rowes]
Socko Strong -
10.
Mystery in London
-
11.
[no title indexed]
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. -
12.
[Count Ogrloff's Dangerous Game, Part 2]
Captain Desmo -
13.
[Fought Bare-Handed Battle with Infuriated Leopard!]
AdventurEvents -
14.
[Cy Young, Sueo Ohe]
Sportettes -
15.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Company -
16.
[Search For Captain Wade, Part 1]
Skip Schuyler -
17.
[The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 4]
Rusty and His Pals -
18.
[Alcatraz Al]
Anchors Aweigh! -
19.
The Magnetic Peril
Cotton Carver -
20.
["Although birds as a rule fear snakes..."]
Fantastic Facts -
21.
[no title indexed]
Remington Rand -
22.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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