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51June 1940
$0.10

Adventure Comics #51

DC · June 1940 · on sale 1940-05-08

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
June 1940
Key date
1940-06-00
On-sale date
1940-05-08
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselWesley Dodds, The Sandman
2The Wax-Double Killerscomic story6script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyHourman, Rex Tyler
3The Moon - Ruler of the Tidescartoon1
4The Thought Machine of Fang Gowcomic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinBarry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
5The Return of Singapore Salcomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSteve Conrad
6"Westward Ho!" by Charles Kingsleytext article0.67letters: typeset
8More Fun Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.11letters: typeset
9Superman No. 5 -- Summer Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.17letters: typeset
12The Van Leew Emeraldscomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselDian Belmont, Wesley Dodds, The Sandman
14The Phony Trucking Businesscomic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanSocko Strong; Connolly (villain, introduction, death)
15The Red Metal [Part 1]text story1.33script: Gardner F. Fox
17Action Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.1letters: typeset
18-comic story4script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Chad; inks: ChadSteve Carson
19-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson); letters: typeset
20Italian Commemorative; French Itemtext article0.25
22Captain Coffin's Cutthroat Crewcomic story6script: Bart Tumey; pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyCaptain Coffin (introduction, villain)
23Mansion of Murder, Part 6comic story4script: Bill FingerRusty; Tino (villain, death); Zoroff (villain); Karl (villain)
24At Grips with the Wolf Mencomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiCotton Carver; Deela (guest); Red Mike (guest); Priests of Kossa (introduction); Lupa (introduction, villain); The Wolf Men (introduction, villains)
25The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7.37 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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