| Issue | #51 |
| Published | June 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| Notes | Grothkopf credits added by Craig Delich 2-18-08. |
| Characters | The Sandman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel? Chad Grothkopf? |
| Inks | Creig Flessel? Chad Grothkopf? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Grothkopf credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-18. |
| Reprinted | in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; an un-named mad scientist (villain, intro); Joe (villain); Mad-Dog Duncan (villain, animated wax figure, death); Alvin Kartis (villain, animated wax figure, death); Two Gun Carmody (villain, animated wax figure, death) |
| Synopsis | A crazed scientist has invented an artificial heart and plastick skin, which he uses to bring wax figures of three criminals to life to rob and kill. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-18. Writer revision from Gardner F. Fox to Fitch by Craig Delich & verified by Martin O'Hearn 2009-4-18. Story title taken from the Archives. |
| Reprinted | In JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ed Winiarski |
| Pencils | Ed Winiarski |
| Inks | Ed Winiarski |
| Characters | Steve Conrad; Singapore Sal (villain). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Lehti |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Mad Maddon (villain, intro, death); Flip Benson and his hireling (villains, intro); Frank Fencet (villain, intro) |
| Synopsis | While searching a mug for the missing Van Leew Emeralds, the Sandman discovers a curious pawn ticket. So he changes to Wesley Dodds, picks up Dian, and then changes back to continue the search for the emeralds AND to figure out the significance of that pawn ticket. |
| 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 Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #99 (June 1972); in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn; in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |
| Characters | Socko Strong; Connolly (villain; I; D). |
| Genre | adventure; sports |
| Script | Albert Sulman |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Steve Carson; Eric Robbel (I; villain). |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| Characters | Captain Coffin (I; villain). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bart Tumey |
| Pencils | Bart Tumey |
| Inks | Bart Tumey |
| Characters | Rusty; Tino (villain; D); Zoroff (villain), Karl (villain). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Bill Finger? |
| Characters | Cotton Carver; GS: Deela, Red Mike; I: Priests of Kossa; Lupa and the Wolf Men (I for all, villains). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |