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Issue Details

Issue #42
Published September 1939
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Characters The Sandman
Genre superhero
Pencils Creig Flessel ?; Chad Grothkopf ?
Inks Creig Flessel ?; Chad Grothkopf ?
Notes Grothkopf credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page The Sandman story "The Three Sandmen"

Characters Sandman [Wesley Dodds](Origin details); Teeter Sneed (Villain; Intro; Death); Dr. Clyde Dunlap (Intro; form "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds); Happy O'Shea (Intro; form "The Three Sandmen" with Wes Dodds); Steve Weber
Synopsis Wes joins up with two of his former service buddies to discover if Teeter Sneed has a hand in the killing of several of their old chums and threatening to do the same to several others.
Genre superhero
Script Bert Christman ? [signed as Larry Dean]
Pencils Bert Christman
Inks Bert Christman
Notes Sandman's origin mentions that he was in the service six years ago; Wesley Dodds does not appear as Sandman in this story. Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Barry O'Neill story "The Suicide of Major Duval: Part 5"

Characters Barry O'neill; Krull (Villain)
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

4 page Federal Men story "Cal Grant's Payroll Robbery"

Characters Cal Grant (Villain; Intro); Lennie Trask (Villain; Intro); their mob (Villain; Intro)
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Wayne Boring

4 page Jack Woods story "The Fiddler and the Bank Robbers: Part 2"

Characters Jack Woods; Stomp McHenry; Sheriff Henkle; Slash Morlin (Villain; Death)
Genre detective
Script Jim Chambers
Pencils Jim Chambers
Inks Jim Chambers
Notes Story printed in 3-color [red, white and black]; last appearance.

6 page Socko Strong story "The Flying Dutchman: Part 3"

Characters Socko Strong; Bennie (Intro; a Neanderthal man)
Genre adventure; sports
Script Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]
Pencils Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]
Inks Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]
Notes Story printed in black and white.

2 page Professor Doolittle filler

Characters Professor Doolittle
Genre gag
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.

6 page Captain Desmo story "Revolt of the Thugs: Part 2"

Characters Captain Desmo; Abdul Hassan (Villain); the Thugs (Villain; Death)
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski
Notes Story printed in 3-color [red, black and white].

2 page text story "Quest In India [Part 2]"

Genre adventure
Script Terry Keane (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Anchors Aweigh! story "Admiral Cato's Underwater Base"

Characters Admiral Cato (Villain; Intro; Death)
Genre adventure
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey
Notes Story printed in black and white.

6 page Skip Schuyler story "Kidnapping in the Orient"

Characters Skip Schuyler; Hawkins (Villain; Intro); Lung Yen (Intro); Diana Allen (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 2"

Characters Rusty; Chen Fu (Villain)
Genre adventure
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.

6 page Cotton Carver story "In the Pit of Dagan"

Characters Cotton Carver; Elara; Kothe; Volar; Narol (Villain; Intro; Death?); Jagar (Villain; Intro); King Marl (Intro); Captain Kandul (Intro); Marlmen (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Ogden Whitney
Inks Ogden Whitney

1 page This Doggone World filler

Genre funny animal
Script Fred Schwab
Pencils Fred Schwab
Inks Fred Schwab
Letters Fred Schwab
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08; last appearance.