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77August 1942
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Adventure Comics #77

DC · August 1942 · on sale 1942-06-23

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#77
Publication date
August 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-23
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonThe Sandman; Sandy; Starman (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Little Oscar's First Air Raid by Lydia Meadtext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3Finder's Keepers!comic story11script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyStarman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; Honey Jenkins; the Mist (villain)
4The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats!comic story8pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke Tompkins; Minutemen of America [Red; one unnamed]; Hambone Hoskins (villain); Looey (villain)
5Sharp Eyestext story2script: Eric Carter
6Gagscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7Another Big Issue of All-Starpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8Buddycomic story0.44
9-statement of ownership0.23letters: typeset
11The Case of the Off-Key Croonercomic story8script: Alfred Bester; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeGenius Jones (introduction, origin)
12The Horseless Cowboycomic story11script: Henry Lynne Perkins; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
13Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
14Sure-Fire Formula!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16The Stone of Vengeance!comic story9script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonManhunter [Paul Kirk]
17Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1
18Dreams of Doomcomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Monroe Alvin; Torchy Grogan (villain); Bugs Baron (villain); Doctor Hoak (villain)
19-public service announcement1

Plus 2.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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