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70January 1942
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Adventure Comics #70

DC · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-25

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-25
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyStarman
2Adventure of the Ring of Hijackerscomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyThe Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; Baron X (villain, introduction); Slich (villain, introduction)
4The Pirate Submarinescomic story13pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
5-in-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
6Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
7The Magic Carpetcomic story8pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Bert Izzel; Lucky Atlas; Walsh (Atlas' chauffeur); Globe-O (villain); Dodo (villain)
8-cartoon0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10Treasure of the Galleoncomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSteve Conrad
11Expensive Securitytext story2script: Eric Carter; pencils: Cliff; inks: CliffAli Ben Hassam
12Hot Metal Death!comic story4pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfSteve Carson
13The Body on the Doorstepcomic story6script: Ed Moore; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed Moore; letters: Ed MoorePaul Kirk
17The Adventure of the Murderous Bookshop!comic story8script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Paul Norris; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy (Sandy McGann); Mr. Conners (death); The Bookworm (villain, death); Butch (villain, death)

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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