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Issue Details

Issue #50
Published May 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan?

Cover Details

Characters The Hourman; the Sandman (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)

6 page The Hourman story "The Dark Horse"

Characters The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; James Carren (intro); Nick Bates and his gang (villains, intro for all)
Synopsis Rex Tyler's 3rd client, James Carren, has been told by a mobster that, unless he sells half interest in his race horse "Blue Bell", he and the horse will never see Kentucky again.
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-10. Writer revision from Gardner F. Fox to Fitch by Craig Delich & verified by Martin O'Hearn on 2009-4-18.
Reprinted in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

6 page Barry O'Neill story "Fang Gow and the Stolen Planes"

Characters Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow.
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

1 page Shorty filler

Characters Shorty
Genre gag
Script Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Pencils Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Inks Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Letters Fred Schwab
Notes Last appearance; Schwab credits added by Craig Delich 2-10-08.

4 page Federal Men story "The Hot-Air Weapon"

Characters Steve Carson; V: An inventor, Nitkoff (I, D for both).
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

10 page The Sandman story "Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Toughy Tonger (villain, intro); Limpy (villain, intro)
Synopsis Sandman aids Dian by attempting to stop a pair of convicted felons, who have escaped from prison, from murdering her district attorney father who sent them up.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Notes Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identified by Craig Delich.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Socko Strong story "Boxing Glove Versus Fiddle"

Characters Socko Strong; I: Papa and Joe Manetta; V: Eddie Garr (I).
Genre adventure; sports
Script Albert Sulman
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman

2 page text story "Dead Reckoning"

Genre adventure
Script Tex Horton (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Spy of the South Seas"

Characters Steve Conrad; V: An un-namedenemy agent (I).
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "Mansion of Murder: Part 5"

Characters Rusty; V: Tino, Karl, & Zoroff.
Genre adventure
Script Bill Finger?
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

6 page Anchors Aweigh! story "Search For Captain Miles"

Characters I: Captain Miles (D); V: an un-named bad guy (I).
Genre adventure
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey

6 page Cotton Carver story "In the City of Glass"

Characters Cotton Carver; GS: Red Mike, Deela; V: King John, Druids (I for all); I: Henry Smith.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti