Adventure Comics #53

(August 1940)

[The Minute Men of America] (Table of Contents)

The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Ken Fitch

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin and the Minute-Men of America (introduction); Billy Martin (death); Mrs. Martin; Mr. Bannerman; Regina Bannerman (Mr. Bannerman's niece); Roberts; Tareff (villain, introduction); Tareff's gang (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. After rounding up the villains, Hourman meets with the brother (Jimmy Martin) of one of the dead children from the factory, and discovers that he is a ham radio operator. The Man of the Hour suggests that Jimmy enlist the aid of hams all over the nation to assist in the fight against crime with Hourman, and that they call themselves The Minute-Men of America!

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-21. Rex Tyler lives in Appleton City. Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.

[Mutt & Jeff #2] (Table of Contents) (Expand) /

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

Fang Gow's Daughter (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Ed Winiarski

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski

Inks:

Ed Winiarski

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Just for Fun / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Russell Cole ?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

Fantastic Facts (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

[The Plot of Vas Onga] (Table of Contents)

Mark Lansing / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Howard Purcell

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Mark Lansing (introduction); Koda (introduction); Kit (introduction); Tony (introduction); Jada (introduction); Vas Onga (villain, introduction, death); Vas Onga's subterraneans (villains, introduction, death)

Not So Sleepy (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Gordon Hall (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

[The Coast Line Limited Crackup] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Carson; Helman (villain, introduction); Blake (villain, introduction)

Junior Federal Men Club Conducted by Steve Carson (Table of Contents) (Expand) /

Junior Federal Men Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Jest Jokes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

The Women Warriors (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cotton Carver; Lupa (guest); The Snake-Hairs (villains, introduction); Amazons (villains, introduction)

[Shanghaied] (Table of Contents)

Steve Conrad Adventurer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Steve Conrad

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Russell Cole ?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Sam

Indexer Notes

Last appearance; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Adventure Stamp Page / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008.

[The Great I, Part 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Albert Sulman

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman

Inks:

Joseph Sulman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; sports

Characters:

Socko Strong; The Great I (villain); Prof. Watson (introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ginger Snap / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane ?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Ginger Snap

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in MORE FUN COMICS #53; last appearance in Adventure; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Give and Take / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Charles Biro

Pencils:

Charles Biro

Inks:

Charles Biro

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

[The Loan Sharks] (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ma Jenks; Dolly; Gunny (villain); Slick Sam (villain); Gorilla Gus (villain); unnamed loan sharks (villains)

Synopsis:

Sandman comes to the rescue of a man beaten up for not re-paying a loan to some loan sharks, but when murder enters the picture, it's time for Sandman to take off the kid gloves.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identified by Craig Delich.