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53August 1940
$0.10

Adventure Comics #53

DC · August 1940 · on sale 1940-07-05

First appearance: Jimmy Martin
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-07-05
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jimmy Martin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyWesley Dodds, Hourman, Jimmy Martin First, The Sandman, Rex Tyler
1Action Comics; Adventure Comics; All-American Comics; All-Star Comics; Batman; Detective Comics; Flash Comics; More Fun Comics; Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Minute Men of Americacomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyHourman, Jimmy Martin First, Rex Tyler
3Boys and Girls! Do You Like Mutt & Jeff?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
4Fang Gow's Daughtercomic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinBarry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
5-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger; letters: Alger
6The Stegosauruscomic story1
7The Plot of Vas Ongacomic story6script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellMark Lansing (introduction); Koda (introduction); Kit (introduction); Tony (introduction); Jada (introduction); Vas Onga (villain, introduction, death); Vas Onga's subterraneans (villains, introduction, death)
8Not So Sleepytext story1.45script: Gordon Hall
10More Fun Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.05letters: typeset
13-comic story4script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Steve Carson, The Chief
14-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson)
15-cartoon0.5script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
17The Women Warriorscomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiCotton Carver; Lupa (guest); The Snake-Hairs (villains, introduction); Amazons (villains, introduction)
18Shanghaiedcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiChang, Steve Conrad
19-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger; letters: AlgerSam; Mr. Forbes
20Approvalstext article0.15letters: typeset
22The Great I, Part 2comic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanSocko Strong; The Great I (villain); Prof. Watson (introduction)
23-comic story2script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Bob KaneGinger Snap
24Give and Takecomic story0.75script: Charles Biro; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro
26The Loan Sharkscomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselWesley Dodds, The Sandman

Plus 4.1 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Golden Age Sandman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0155-5
2004On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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