Adventure Comics #47

(February 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lady in Evening Clothes (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont [aka "Diana Ware"] (intro); District Attorney Belmont (Dian Belmont's father); Trigger Hunt (villain); Black Bill Trent (villain)

Synopsis

Wes Dodds meets a mysterious "lady in evening clothes," who has been ordered to his home in order to rob his safe, and he is further mystified to discover she knows that he is the Sandman!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Wesley Dodds called a "steel magnate" in this story.

[The Little Peacemaker] (Table of Contents: 4)

About Dogs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ken Browne (signed)

Pencils

Ken Browne (signed)

Inks

Ken Browne (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; animal

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Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Phony LeGrand] (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Le Grand (introduction); Number 57 (villain); other spies (villains, introduction, most death)

[Anarchists at the Exposition] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Mart Bailey ?

Inks

Mart Bailey ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Luigi (villain, introduction, death); another anarchist (villain, introduction)

Junior Federal Men Club (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[Motor Vehicles Pictured] (Table of Contents: 9)

Adventure Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

[Hassle In Hollywood, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Alan Sulman (as Al Sulman)

Pencils

Joe Sulman (as Koppy) (signed)

Inks

Joe Sulman (as Koppy) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Socko Strong; Monte Swift (villain, introduction)

The Walking Ghost (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Rex Vance (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Gold Plane Robberies, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Ed Winiarski

Pencils

Ed Winiarski (as Win)

Inks

Ed Winiarski (as Win)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Desmo; Vasili Gerke (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in More Fun Comics #53.

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

Professor Doolittle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Kane (signed)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bob Kane ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah! What a beautiful morning...

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Doolittle

Indexer Notes

Last appearance. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Revenge of the Drug Ring] (Table of Contents: 15)

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; Chinese drug ring (villains, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Last appeared in Adventure Comics #25.

[Mansion of Murder, Chapter II] (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; children

Characters

Rusty; John Rankin (guest-star, death); Angus MacHeather (introduction); Tino (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Captain Skinner and the Gold Ship] (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; military

Characters

Captain Skinner (villain, introduction)

The First Ones (Table of Contents: 18)

Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cotton Carver; Deela (guest-star); The First Ones (villain, introduction); Grook the Great (villain, introduction, death?)

Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

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Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)