| Issue | #53 |
| Published | August 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan? |
| Characters | The Hourman; Jimmy Martin |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Characters | The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin and the Minute-Men of America (introduction); Billy Martin (death); Mrs. Martin; Mr. Bannerman; Regina Bannerman (Mr. Bannerman's niece); Roberts; Tareff and his gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Synopsis | The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. After rounding up the villains, Hourman meets with the brother (Jimmy Martin) of one of the dead children from the factory, and discovers that he is a ham radio operator. The Man of the Hour suggests that Jimmy enlist the aid of hams all over the nation to assist in the fight against crime with Hourman, and that they call themselves The Minute-Men of America! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-21. Rex Tyler lives in Appleton City. |
| Notes | Ad for Mutt & Jeff #2. Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008. |
| Characters | Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ed Winiarski |
| Pencils | Ed Winiarski |
| Inks | Ed Winiarski |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Pencils | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Inks | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Letters | Russell Cole? |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08. |
| Notes | Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008. |
| Characters | I: Mark Lansing, Koda, Kit, Tony, Jada; V: Vas Onga and his subterraneans (I, D for all). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Howard Purcell |
| Pencils | Howard Purcell |
| Inks | Howard Purcell |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gordon Hall (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Steve Carson; V: Helman and Blake (I for both). |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| Notes | Conducted by Steve Carson. Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008. |
| Notes | Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008. |
| Characters | Cotton Carver; GS: Lupa; V: The Snake-Hairs (I), Amazons (I). |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| Characters | Steve Conrad |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| Characters | Sam |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Pencils | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Inks | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Letters | Russell Cole? |
| Notes | Last appearance; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08. |
| Notes | Sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, December 2008. |
| Characters | Socko Strong; V: The Great [I]; I: Prof. Watson. |
| Genre | adventure; sports |
| Script | Albert Sulman |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |
| Characters | Ginger Snap |
| Genre | gag |
| Script | Bob Kane |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Bob Kane |
| Letters | Bob Kane? |
| Notes | Last appearance in MORE FUN COMICS #53; last appearance in Adventure; letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-21-08. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Charles Biro |
| Pencils | Charles Biro |
| Inks | Charles Biro |
| Notes | Only appearance. |
| Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ma Jenks; Dolly; Gunny (villain); Slick Sam (villain); Gorilla Gus (villain); un-named loan sharks (villains); Ma Jenks; Dolly. |
| Synopsis | Sandman comes to the rescue of a man beaten up for not re-paying a loan to some loan sharks, but when murder enters the picture, it's time for Sandman to take off the kid gloves. |
| 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 Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 |