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58January 1941
$0.10

Adventure Comics #58

DC · January 1941 · on sale 1940-12-04

First appearance: Paul Kirk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-12-04
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Paul Kirk - 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, The Sandman, Wesley Dodds, Hourman, Rex Tyler
2The Great Train Robberycomic story8script: Ken Fitch; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyJimmy Martin, Thorndyke Tompkins, Hourman, Rex Tyler
4Legion of the Maskedcomic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinBarry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); Madame Poinceau (introduction); Legion of the Masked (introduction)
5The Star Spangled Bannercartoon1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
6All's Faircartoon0.5script: Lou Paige; pencils: Lou Paige; inks: Lou Paige; letters: Lou Paige
8Kosta Strikescomic story6script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellMark Lansing; General Kosta (villain)
10-comic story4pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-Steve Carson
11-in-house column1script: ? (in character as Steve Carson); letters: typeset
12In Emeraldacomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiCotton Carver; Guest Star: Deela; Princess Lalla (introduction); Gargo (villain, introduction, death)
13The Spectre!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
14-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
15Punscartoon0.44
16-statement of ownership0.22letters: typeset
18Manhunt on the Sun Limitedcomic story6script: Ed Moore; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed Moore; letters: Ed MoorePaul Kirk First
21Sky Visitortext story1.1script: George Shute; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray
26Mango's Murdercomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiChang, Steve Conrad
27-comic story1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGillPeter (introduction); Whiskers (talking dog, introduction)
29"Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Danatext article0.5letters: typeset
30Orchids of Doomcomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfDian Belmont, Wesley Dodds, The Sandman
31Here It Is -- All-Star No. 3...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. Hibbard

Plus 7.21 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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CollectionYear
Golden Age Sandman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0155-5
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Series context

Sources

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