| Issue | #56 |
| Published | November 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan? |
| Characters | The Hourman; The Sandman (inset) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| 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. |
| Characters | Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Ed Winiarski |
| Pencils | Ed Winiarski |
| Inks | Ed Winiarski |
| 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. |
| Characters | Steve Carson; Orlaff (villain, introduction) |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf |
| 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 |
| Genre | gag |
| Notes | Last appearance. |
| Characters | Socko Strong; Joseph B. Meek (introduction); Natty Lew Schultz (villain, introduction) |
| Genre | adventure; sports |
| Script | Albert Sulman |
| Pencils | Joseph Sulman |
| Inks | Joseph Sulman |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| 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 |
| 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 |