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Adventure Comics #55

DC · Series began 1938 · October 1940

Dates

Cover date
October 1940
On sale
September 6, 1940
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bernard Baily, Howard Purcell, Ed Winiarski, George Papp, Chad Grothkopf, Jack Burnley, Sheldon Mayer, Jack Lehti, Stan Asch, Joe Sulman, Harold Sherman, Creig Flessel, Fred Harmaninks: Bernard Baily, Howard Purcell, Ed Winiarski, George Papp, Chad Grothkopf, Jack Burnley, Sheldon Mayer, Jack Lehti, Stan Asch, Joe Sulman, Harold Sherman, Fred Harmanscript: Ken Fitch, Ed Winiarski, George Papp, Howard Purcell, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Stan Asch, Alan Sulman, George Shute, Harold Shermanletters: Bernard Baily, Harold Sherman, Chad Grothkopf

Stories

  • The Boy's Week Crimes · 8 pages

    The city government of Cosmos decides to sponsor a week-long "Boys' Week," during which time students will be shown how a big city is run by actually allowing them the chance to do so. But to the criminal element in the city, they believe that the boys will not be able to handle concentrated mobster activity, which seeks to rob people and institutions by using a new sleep gas.

  • Fang Gow's Terror · 6 pages
  • Battle to the Death · 6 pages
  • Revolution in Ugar · 6 pages
  • Framed! · 6 pages
  • Jungle Justice · 1.8 pages
  • Mediterranean Kidnapping · 6 pages
  • "The Story of the Iliad" or The Trojan Horse · 0.5 pages
  • The Star of Singapore · 10 pages

    The Sandman is offered a $5000 reward for the safe return of the famed "Star of Singapore."

Characters

Wesley DoddsThe SandmanHourmanRex TylerSteve CarsonThe ChiefSteve ConradJimmy MartinThorndyke TompkinsChang

Reprinted in

Golden Age Sandman Archives (2004)

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