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Issue Details

Issue #58
Published January 1941
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)
Letters typeset

8 page The Hourman story "The Great Train Robbery"

Characters The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Bob Burns and his brother (a Minute-Man); Guest Stars: Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Nick Remos (villain, introduction); Viller (villain, introduction); Sam (villain, introduction)
Synopsis The Hourman and the Minute Men tackle the strange facts surrounding a $10,000 train robbery, and discover that one of the train clerks in an inside man for gangster, Nick Remos.
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-9 and verified by Martin O'Hearn 2010-1-5.

6 page Barry O'Neill story "Legion of the Masked"

Characters Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); Madame Poinceau (introduction); Legion of the Masked (introduction)
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

6 page Mark Lansing story "Kosta Strikes"

Characters Mark Lansing; General Kosta (villain)
Genre adventure
Script Howard Purcell
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell

4 page Federal Men story "The PEGASUS Problem"

Characters Steve Carson; Blackbeard (villain, introduction); Jenks (villain, introduction)
Genre detective
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

6 page Cotton Carver story "In Emeralda"

Characters Cotton Carver; Guest Star: Deela; Princess Lalla (introduction); Gargo (villain, introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

6 page Paul Kirk, Manhunter story "Manhunt On the Sun Limited"

Characters Paul Kirk (not the same as Manhunter who begins in issue #73, introduction); John Small (villain, introduction); Stormy Weathers (villain, introduction)
Genre superhero
Script Ed Moore
Pencils Ed Moore
Inks Ed Moore
Letters Ed Moore?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

2 page text story "Sky Visitor"

Genre adventure
Script George Shute (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Mango's Murder"

Characters Steve Conrad; Talu (introduction); Mango (villain, introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

2 page Peter and His Pup filler

Characters Peter (introduction); Whiskers (a dog, introduction)
Genre gag
Script Ray McGill
Pencils Ray McGill
Inks Ray McGill
Letters Ray McGill
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

10 page The Sandman story "Orchids of Doom"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Carla Nogades (introduction); Bill Howard (introduction); Pedro Nogades (villain, introduction)
Synopsis The Sandman has to battle the effects of the deadly Orchid Aerides Farmerii, which can strip the human body of its flesh!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Chad Grothkopf
Letters Chad Grothkopf
Notes Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identified by Craig Delich.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1