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78September 1942
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Adventure Comics #78

DC · September 1942 · on sale 1942-07-21

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
September 1942
Key date
1942-09-00
On-sale date
1942-07-21
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Sandman; Manhuntercover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2A Tamer of Beaststext article0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Little Man Who Wasn't There!comic story11script: Alfred Bester; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyStarman [Ted Knight]; Mike Muggins; Sonnie Hail (villain); Hartley Manners (villain); Van Camp (villain)
4The Man Who Played Death!comic story8pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke Tompkins; John Ward (death); Dr. Paul Hollman; Sir John Falstaff [Walker Cornell] (villain); Quanto (villain, Falstaff's butler)
5Funny Facetext 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
8Sam the Inventorcomic story0.5script: ? [as Sherman]; pencils: ? [as Sherman]; inks: ? [as Sherman]
9Wonder Womanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10The Case of the Slap-Happy Jappy!comic story8script: Alfred Bester; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeGenius Jones
11The Black Baron!comic story11script: Henry Lynne Perkins; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; The Black Baron (villain)
12No Use Talkingcomic story0.44
13Growing Fast!promo (ad from the publisher)0.23
16The Lady and the Tiger!comic story9script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonManhunter [Paul Kirk]
17The Miracle Makercomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Beezer Banos (villain); Magno [Mugger Magoon] (villain); Slippery Smith (villain); Hard Luck Hogan (villain)
18Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
The New Gods #91972On eBay ›
Golden Age Starman Archives #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2283-3		2009On eBay ›
The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2299-4		2009On eBay ›

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