| Issue | #49 |
| Published | April 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| Notes | Last "generic" cover. Cover credits from Sheldon Moldoff himself in Alter Ego #52 (September 2005). Originally credited pencil and ink to "Creig Flessel?". |
| Characters | The Hourman (inset by Bernard Baily); the Sandman (inset) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff [signed as CR] |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff [signed as CR] |
| Notes | Last "generic" cover. Cover credits from Sheldon Moldoff himself in Alter Ego #52 (September 2005). Originally credited pencil and ink to "Creig Flessel?". |
| Characters | The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Dr. Drew (intro); Miss Drew (intro); un-named gang of crooks (villains, intro, some death) |
| Synopsis | Rex Tyler's 2nd client is a Miss Drew, who asks that he help locate her missing father, whom she believes has been kidnapped because of his creation of a super type of cold pill. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Oddity: A detective questioning Rex Tyler about Miss Drew, inquires of him as to whether or not he is "Tick-Tock Tyler, The Hour-Man"! Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-10. Writer revision from Gardner Fox to Fitch by Craig Delich and verified by Martin O'Hearn 2009-4-18. |
| Reprinted | in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
| Characters | Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ed Winiarski |
| Pencils | Ed Winiarski |
| Inks | Ed Winiarski |
| Characters | Steve Carson; V: Kimola Lazara (I, D); Gabriel Torrence (I). |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dr. Lovejoy (intro) |
| Synopsis | The death of several assistants to a famed scientist, claiming to be able to cure the common cold, leads the Sandman into the fray to prevent criminals from exploiting that cure to their own financial advantage. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| Letters | Chad Grothkopf |
| Notes | Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, art identification by Craig Delich. Art credits in Archives are wrong. |
| Reprinted | in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Socko Strong; V: Benjamin Krieger (I). |
| Genre | adventure; sports |
| Script | Albert Sulman |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Steve Conrad; V: The Tiger-Men (I). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Lehti |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| Characters | Rusty; GS: John Rankin (fb); V: Tino, Karl, Zoroff (fb). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane |
| Characters | V: Serge Kano (I, D). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bart Tumey |
| Pencils | Bart Tumey |
| Inks | Bart Tumey |
| Characters | Cotton Carver; GS: Deela; V: Red Mike (I). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |