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.