Issue Details

Issue	#58
Published	January 1941
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 "The Great Train Robbery"

Characters	The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Bob Burns and his brother (a Minute-Man); Guest Stars: Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Nick Remos (villain, introduction); Viller (villain, introduction); Sam (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	The Hourman and the Minute Men tackle the strange facts surrounding a $10,000 train robbery, and discover that one of the train clerks in an inside man for gangster, Nick Remos.
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 2010-1-9 and verified by Martin O'Hearn 2010-1-5.

6 page Barry O'Neill story "Legion of the Masked"

Characters	Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); Madame Poinceau (introduction); Legion of the Masked (introduction)
Genre	adventure
Script	Ed Winiarski
Pencils	Ed Winiarski
Inks	Ed Winiarski

6 page Mark Lansing story "Kosta Strikes"

Characters	Mark Lansing; General Kosta (villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Howard Purcell
Pencils	Howard Purcell
Inks	Howard Purcell

4 page Federal Men story "The PEGASUS Problem"

Characters	Steve Carson; Blackbeard (villain, introduction); Jenks (villain, introduction)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf

6 page Cotton Carver story "In Emeralda"

Characters	Cotton Carver; Guest Star: Deela; Princess Lalla (introduction); Gargo (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti

6 page Paul Kirk, Manhunter story "Manhunt On the Sun Limited"

Characters	Paul Kirk (not the same as Manhunter who begins in issue #73, introduction); John Small (villain, introduction); Stormy Weathers (villain, introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Ed Moore
Pencils	Ed Moore
Inks	Ed Moore
Letters	Ed Moore?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

2 page text story "Sky Visitor"

Genre	adventure
Script	George Shute (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Mango's Murder"

Characters	Steve Conrad; Talu (introduction); Mango (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jack Lehti
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti

2 page Peter and His Pup filler

Characters	Peter (introduction); Whiskers (a dog, introduction)
Genre	gag
Script	Ray McGill
Pencils	Ray McGill
Inks	Ray McGill
Letters	Ray McGill
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

10 page The Sandman story "Orchids of Doom"

Characters	The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Carla Nogades (introduction); Bill Howard (introduction); Pedro Nogades (villain, introduction)
Synopsis	The Sandman has to battle the effects of the deadly Orchid Aerides Farmerii, which can strip the human body of its flesh!
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Chad Grothkopf
Letters	Chad Grothkopf
Notes	Credits updated 11/04 by Bob Hughes, identified by Craig Delich.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1