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79October 1942
$0.10

Adventure Comics #79

DC · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-22

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-22
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cobras of the Deep!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonManhunter [Paul Kirk]; Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-in-house column0.67letters: typeset
3The Tune of Terrific Tobycomic story11script: Alfred Bester; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; colors: Raymond Perry; letters: Betty BentleyThe Starman [Ted Knight]; Terrific Toby [Toby Weems]; the Soup-Gang [Nick Armstrong, Muley, Joey] (villains, introduction for all)
4The Stroke of Doom!comic story8pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Bernard BailyThe Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke Tompkins; Hans (bell maker, death); Gun Gunther (villain); Prof. Pitts (villain); Piper (villain)
5The Man from L. A.text story2script: Dan Macy
6-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9The Case of the Love-Sick Submarine!comic story8script: Alfred Bester; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeGenius Jones
10The Mystery of the Shining Knight's Rivalcomic story11pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
11Gertiecomic story0.25
14Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
15Biggest and Best!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
16Manhunter Battles the Cobras of the Deepcomic story9script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonManhunter [Paul Kirk]
17Footprints in the Sands of Timecomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonThe Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; The Curio Man (villain); Ruffy (villain)
18Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #4401974On 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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