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Issue Details

Issue #47
Published February 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Characters The Sandman
Genre superhero
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

10 page The Sandman story "Lady in Evening Clothes"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont [aka "Diana Ware"] (intro); District Attorney Belmont (Dian Belmont's father); Trigger Hunt (villain); Black Bill Trent (villain)
Synopsis Wes Dodds meets a mysterious "lady in evening clothes," who has been ordered to his home in order to rob his safe, and he is further mystified to discover she knows that he is the Sandman!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks Ogden Whitney (signed)
Notes Wesley Dodds called a "steel magnate" in this story; synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-6-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Barry O'Neill story "The Phony LeGrand"

Characters Barry O'Neill; I: Le Grand; Villains: Number 57 and other spies (I, most D).
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

4 page Federal Men story "Anarchists At the Exposition"

Characters V: Luigi (I, D) and another anarchist (I).
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Mart Bailey?
Inks Mart Bailey?

6 page Socko Strong story "Hassle In Hollywood: Part 1"

Characters Socko Strong; V: Monte Swift (I).
Genre adventure; sports
Script Al Sulman
Pencils Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)
Inks Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)

2 page text story "The Walking Ghost"

Genre adventure
Script Rex Vance (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Captain Desmo story "The Gold Plane Robberies: Part 2"

Characters Captain Desmo; V: Vasili Gerke (D).
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski
Notes Next appearance in MORE FUN COMICS #53.

2 page Professor Doolittle filler

Characters Professor Doolittle
Genre gag
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane?
Notes Last appearance. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-6-08.

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Revenge of the Drug Ring"

Characters Steve Conrad; Villains: A Chinese drug ring (I).
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti
Notes Last appeared in Adventure #25.

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "Mansion of Murder: Part 2"

Characters Rusty; GS: John Rankin (D); I: Angus MacHeather; V: Tino (I).
Genre adventure
Script Bill Finger?
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-6-08.

6 page Anchors Aweigh! story "Captain Skinner and the Gold Ship"

Characters V: Captain Skinner (I).
Genre adventure
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey

6 page Cotton Carver story "The First Ones"

Characters Cotton Carver; GS: Deela; V: The First Ones (I), Grook the Great (I, D?).
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Ogden Whitney
Inks Ogden Whitney