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Issue Details

Issue #55
Published October 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan?

Cover Details

Characters The Hourman
Genre superhero
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)

8 page The Hourman story "The Boy's Week Crimes"

Characters The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; John Greene; Guest-Stars: Jimmy Martin; Minute Men of America [Burton Macy; Tommy Cosgrove; others un-named]; un-named gang of crooks (villains, introduction)
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes The city in which Hourman lives is stated to be Cosmos. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-21. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-6 and verified by Martin O'Hearn 2010-1-5.
Reprinted The city government of Cosmos decides to sponsor a week-long "Boys' Week," during which time students will be shown how a big city is run by actually allowing them the chance to do so. But to the criminal element in the city, they believe that the boys will not be able to handle concentrated mobster activity, which seeks to rob people and institutions by using a new sleep gas.

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

Characters Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain); a giant (introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

6 page Mark Lansing story "Battle To the Death"

Characters Mark Lansing; Vulcan (introduction); Talon (introduction); Manchuk (introduction); Mokan (villain, introduction); Tradman (villain, introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script Howard Purcell
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Story title from last issue's blurb.

4 page Federal Men story "The Aircraft Plant Robberies"

Characters Steve Carson; Robert Glendon (introduction); Paddy Quinn (introduction); Ben Watkins (villain, introduction))
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

6 page Cotton Carver story "Revolution In Ugar"

Characters Cotton Carver; Guest Stars: Nora Blake; Jim Bent; Lupa; Deela; Red Mike; Mr. Blake (introduction); King Partik (introduction); Carlos the Cruel (villain, introduction, death)
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

2 page Just Like Junior filler

Genre gag

6 page Socko Strong story "Framed!"

Characters Socko Strong; Silk Morello (villain, introduction); Maizie Vamour (villain, introduction)
Genre adventure; sports
Script Albert Sulman
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman

2 page text story "Jungle Justice"

Genre jungle; adventure
Script George Shute (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Mediterranean Kidnapping"

Characters Steve Conrad; Col. Crawford (introduction); Miss Crawford (introduction); un-named kidnappers (villains, introduction)
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

10 page The Sandman story "The Star of Singapore"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Mrs. Hecker; Detective Brophy; Jed (villain, introduction); Hank (villain, introduction)
Synopsis The Sandman is offered a $5000 reward for the safe return of the famed "Star of Singapore".
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