Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	November 1940
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 "Dr. Slight's Living Statues"

Characters	The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke (introduction); Guest Stars: Jimmy Martin; Minute Men of America (one un-named member); Dr. Slight (villain, introduction, death); Sandor (villain, living plaster cast, death); Midge (villain, living plaster cast, death)
Synopsis	Rex Tyler, ordered by Mr. Bannerman to head out to "Castle Doom" to assist Dr. Slight in working out a special chemical formula, is unaware that this formula gives life to plaster casts by means of a special machine, which have been used to bomb places on the east coast.
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 2010-1-8 and verified by Martin O'Hearn 2010-1-5.

6 page Barry O'Neill story "Fang Gow's Ruse"

Characters	Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Ed Winiarski
Pencils	Ed Winiarski
Inks	Ed Winiarski

6 page Mark Lansing story "Death Behind the Waves"

Characters	Mark Lansing; Mokan (villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Howard Purcell
Pencils	Howard Purcell
Inks	Howard Purcell
Notes	Story title taken from last issue's blurb.

4 page Federal Men story "The Menacing Midget"

Characters	Steve Carson; Orlaff (villain, introduction)
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf

6 page Cotton Carver story "At Grips With the Kraken"

Characters	Cotton Carver; Guest Stars: Red Mike; Lupa; Della; Klo (introduction); Queen Slya (introduction); The Kraken (a monster, villain, introduction, death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti

2 page Just Like Junior filler

Genre	gag
Notes	Last appearance.

6 page Socko Strong story "Bodyguard"

Characters	Socko Strong; Joseph B. Meek (introduction); Natty Lew Schultz (villain, introduction)
Genre	adventure; sports
Script	Albert Sulman
Pencils	Joseph Sulman
Inks	Joseph Sulman

2 page text story "Strange Trail"

Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Shipwrecked"

Characters	Steve Conrad; Major Stanley (introduction); Miss Stanley (introduction); Peter Van Mire (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Lehti
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti

10 page The Sandman story "The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity"

Characters	The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Squat Stacey and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis	While out one evening, a gang of thugs enters and steals Dian's bracelet, and the Sandman heads out after them.....a situation that leads to the eventual kidnapping of Wes Dodds!
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf
Notes	Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identification by Craig Delich.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1