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55October 1940
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Adventure Comics #55

DC · October 1940 · on sale 1940-09-06

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-09-06
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard BailyWesley Dodds, Hourman, The Sandman, Rex Tyler
2The Boy's Week Crimescomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyHourman, Jimmy Martin, Thorndyke Tompkins, Rex Tyler
3Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell
4Fang Gow's Terrorcomic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinBarry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); a giant (introduction, death)
5-cartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
7Battle to the Deathcomic story6script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellMark Lansing; Vulcan (introduction); Talon (introduction); Manchuk (introduction); Mokan (villain, introduction); Tradman (villain, introduction, death)
8-comic story4script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Steve Carson, The Chief
9-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson); letters: typeset
10New York World's Fair Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Sheldon Mayer, Jack Burnley; inks: Sheldon Mayer, Jack Burnley
12Revolution in Ugarcomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiCotton Carver; Guest Stars: Nora Blake; Jim Bent; Lupa; Deela; Red Mike; Mr. Blake (introduction); King Partik (introduction); Carlos the Cruel (villain, introduction, death)
13-comic story2script: Stan Asch; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch
14Framed!comic story6script: Albert Sulman; pencils: Joseph Sulman; inks: Joseph SulmanSocko Strong; Silk Morello (villain, introduction); Maizie Vamour (villain, introduction)
15Jungle Justicetext story1.8script: George Shute
18Mediterranean Kidnappingcomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiChang, Steve Conrad
19"The Story of the Iliad" or The Trojan Horsetext article0.5letters: typeset
20-cartoon0.5script: Hal Sherman; pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal Sherman; letters: Hal Sherman
23The Star of Singaporecomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfWesley Dodds, The Sandman
24The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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