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72March 1942
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Adventure Comics #72

DC · March 1942 · on sale 1942-01-27

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
March 1942
Key date
1942-03-00
On-sale date
1942-01-27
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyStarman; Starman (inset)
2Case of the Magic Bloodstone!comic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyThe Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Archibald Dalton; Smithers (death); Laura Dalton; Arab Avenger [Frisby] (villain, introduction, Dalton's butler); Dervishes of Death (villains, introduction)
3-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
5The Adventure of the Stolen Armorcomic story13pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
6Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
7The Wrath of Moto by Attilio Gattiin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
8The Bullet-Proof Tigerscomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSteve Conrad
9Dr. Glisten's Submarine Piratescomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Captain Frank Preston; Janet Kirby; Mr. Bannerman; Dr. Glisten (villain, introduction); Wayne Carson (villain)
10Talismantext story1.67script: Norman Goss
13Gee Mancomic story0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill
14The Fish-Mencomic story6script: Ed Moore; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed Moore; letters: Ed MoorePaul Kirk
15Funniescartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
16All-Star Comics; Leading Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
17The Riddle of the Slave Marketcomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Nick Firelli; Pete Bragg (villain)
18Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #71973On eBay ›
Golden Age Starman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-622-2		2000On eBay ›
The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2299-4		2009On eBay ›
DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-173-8		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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