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76July 1942
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Adventure Comics #76

DC · July 1942 · on sale 1942-05-23

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#76
Publication date
July 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
On-sale date
1942-05-23
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Western Startext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Case of the Sinister Suncomic story11script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyThe Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; The Sun and His Satellites [aka The Moroni Gang: The Sun [Moroni]; The Moon; Comet; Saturn; Mercury] (villains, introduction for all)
4The Million Dollar Orphancomic story8pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Danny McGrew; Thorndyke Tompkins; Joe (villain)
5Eagle Eyetext story2script: Edgar Weston
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8The Origin of Tarsi the Tiger Boycomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiSteve Conrad; Tarsi
10-comic story0.44script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
12Three Badmen on a Horsecomic story11script: Henry Lynne Perkins; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
15Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
16"Now, look, Rover...comic story0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill
17All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
18The Legend of the Silent Bearcomic story9script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonManhunter [Paul Kirk]
19Mr. Noah Raids the Town!comic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Mr. Noah [Noah Barton] (villain)
20Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4.06 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The New Gods #71972On 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 ›

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