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41August 1939
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Adventure Comics #41

DC · August 1939 · on sale 1939-07-03

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
August 1939
Key date
1939-08-00
On-sale date
1939-07-03
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia
1The Greatest Scoop in Comic Magazine History!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
2On the Waterfrontcomic story6script: Larry Dean; pencils: Larry Dean; inks: Larry DeanWesley Dodds, The Sandman
3-text article0.5letters: typeset
5The Suicide of Major Duval, Part 4comic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinBarry O'Neill; Cecil Krull (villain, introduction)
6-comic story4script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Siegel and Shuster StudioSteve Carson, The Chief
7-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson); letters: typeset
8Wallace Beery, Charlie Chaplincartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
9The Fiddler and the Bank Robbers, Part 1comic story4script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersJack Woods; Stomp McHenry (introduction); Sheriff Henkle (introduction); Slash Morlin (villain)
10-cartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
11George O'Brien, Sonja Henie, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.cartoon1script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff
12The Flying Dutchman, Part 2comic story6script: Koppy; pencils: Koppy; inks: KoppySocko Strong; Nogoodi (villain, introduction); Ole Kentuck Yhome (a witch doctor, villain, introduction); Beri; her father (a chief, Introduction)
13A Playboy in King Arthur's Court, Part 4comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabDon Coyote
14Revolt of the Thugs, Part 1comic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo; The Thugs (villain, introduction)
15Quest in India [Part 1]text story1.56script: Terry Keane
17The Monsters of Sin Yencomic story6script: Tumey; pencils: Tumey; inks: TumeySin Yen (villain, introduction, death)
18The Modern Rustlerscomic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeySkip Schuyler; Col. Danforth (introduction); Leslie Danforth; Cattle rustlers (villain, introduction, death)
19The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 1comic story4script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Bob KaneRusty; Duchess; Chen Fu (villain, introduction)
20The Land of Thulecomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Ogden Whitney; inks: Ogden WhitneyCotton Carver; Elara, Ruler of Loma (introduction); Kothe; Scarlet Seeress [Sacla] (villain, introduction, death)
21-cartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
22The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer; inks: Vin Sullivan, Fred GuardineerWesley Dodds, Clark Kent, The Sandman, Superman, Zatara, Ginger Snap

Plus 1.94 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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