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Issue Details

Issue #51
Published June 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes Grothkopf credits added by Craig Delich 2-18-08.

Cover Details

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

6 page The Hourman story "The Wax-Double Killers"

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.

6 page Barry O'Neill story "The Thought Machine of Fang Gow"

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

6 page Steve Conrad, Adventurer story "The Return of Singapore Sal"

Characters Steve Conrad; Singapore Sal (villain).
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

10 page The Sandman story "The Pawn Broker"

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

6 page Socko Strong story "The Phony Trucking Business"

Characters Socko Strong; Connolly (villain; I; D).
Genre adventure; sports
Script Albert Sulman
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman

2 page text story "The Red Metal"

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

4 page Federal Men story "The Nastonian Agent"

Characters Steve Carson; Eric Robbel (I; villain).
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

6 page Anchors Aweigh! story "Captain Coffin's Cutthroat Crew"

Characters Captain Coffin (I; villain).
Genre adventure
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "Mansion of Murder: Part 6"

Characters Rusty; Tino (villain; D); Zoroff (villain), Karl (villain).
Genre adventure
Script Bill Finger?

6 page Cotton Carver story "At Grips With the Wolf Men"

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