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  • Issue #46
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 46
    • Restored: A2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: pieces added to interior, spine split sealed to cover, cover cleaned.
    • Label #1228222001
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    • Restored: B4
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced, centerfold reinforced. Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #1972090001
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Spine of cover completely split & re-attached with tape. Cover detached.
    • Label #1093439012
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    Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Sandman Meets With Murder, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney; Wes Dodds fins his old room-mate from college dead and his wife also dead in an adjoining room, but is surprised, as the Sandman, when a girl identical to buddie's wife comes onto the murder scene. Fang Gow Has Risen From the Grave: Part 2 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Doolittle humor two-pager by Bob Kane. The Crooked Stockbroker starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. The Heavyweight Championship Bout starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). The Gold Plane Robberies: Part 1 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Kidnapping of Linda Hale starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. Mansion of Murder: Part 1 starring Rusty and His Pals, art by Bob Kane. Educated Eddie--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. In the Land of Sere starring Cotton Carver, script and art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #47
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 47

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    Cover art by Creig Flessel. Lady in Evening Clothes, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney; Wes Dodds meets a mysterious "lady in evening clothes," who has been ordered to his home in order to rob his safe, and he is further mystified to discover she knows that he is the Sandman! The Phony LeGrand starring Barry O'Neill, script and interview by Ed Winiarski. Anarchists At the Exposition starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel. Hassle In Hollywood: Part 1 starring Socko Strong, script by Al Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy). The Gold Plane Robberies: Part 2 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Doolittle humor two-pager by Bob Kane. Revenge of the Drug Ring starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 2 starring Rusty and His Pals, art by Bob Kane. Captain Skinner and the Gold Ship--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The First Ones starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #48
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 48

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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. Origin of the Hour-Man starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Chemist Rex Tyler discovers a powerful chemical he calls "miraclo", and decides to put his new powers to work helping the oppressed. The Mind-Slave of Fang Gow starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Professor Dirk's Crime School starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Death to the D.A. starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. Hassle In Hollywood: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]. Singapore Sal starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 3 starring Rusty and His Pals, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Dope Smuggler's--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The Earth Passage starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Ogden Whitney. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 49

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    Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff [as CR]. The Disappearance of Dr. Drew, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler's 2nd client is a Miss Drew, who asks that he help locate her missing father, whom she believes has been kidnapped because of his creation of a super type of cold pill. Trap For Fang Gow starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Crime of a Criminologist starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Cold Cures and Crime starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. Krieger Vanishes starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Tiger-Men starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 4 starring Rusty and His Pals, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. On the Track of Serge Kano--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. At the Polar Zone starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 50

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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Dark Horse, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler's 3rd client, James Carren, has been told by a mobster that, unless he sells half interest in his race horse "Blue Bell", he and the horse will never see Kentucky again. Fang Gow and the Stolen Planes starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Hot-Air Weapon starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tuffy and Limpy's Revenge Plot starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flesse Boxing Glove Versus Fiddle starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulmanl. Spy of the South Seas starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Mansion of Murder: Part 5 starring Rusty and His Pals, art by Bob Kane. Search For Captain Miles--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. In the City of Glass starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #51
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 51
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3754156001
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Major front/back scratch(es), longer than 1". Top edge label strip problem (old style slabs only).
    • Label #0046313001
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    The Wax-Double Killers starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; 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. The Thought Machine of Fang Gow starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Return of Singapore Sal starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Pawn Broker starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. The Phony Trucking Business starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Nastonian Agent starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Wolf Men starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $4,000 Adventure Comics #51 1940 CGC 6.5 Grade _ Sandman Cover

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  • Issue #52
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 52

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    Sandman, Farmer Doode (by Bernard Baily), Rusty and His Pals, Barry O'Neill, Steve Conrad Adventurer (by Jack Lehti), Federal Men (script by Jerry Siegel), Cotton Carver and the Flying Men, Socko Strong, Anchors Aweigh, and the Hourman (by Baily). Two-page text story, "The Red Metal" by Gardner Fox. Full-page ad for All Star Comics # 1. Quarter-page ad for Batman # 1. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #53
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 53
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Heavy tape on interior of cover and pages.
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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Minute Men of America, art by Bernard Baily; The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. Ad for Mutt & Jeff #2. Fang Gow's Daughter starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Plot of Vas Onga starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Coast Line Limited Crackup starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. The Women Warriors starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Shanghaied starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. The Great I: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Loan Sharks starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #54
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 54

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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Kidnapping of a Minute-Man, art by Bernard Baily; Shortly after his mother forces him to resign from the Minute Men of America, banker's son Rodney Morvan is kidnapped by Ricky Maffiri's gang. Fang Gow's Challenge starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Dreaded Mokos starring Mark Lansing of Mikishawm, script and art by Howard Purcell. Death of a Borinquen Butler starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Cotton Carver and the Beast Men, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. The Great I: Part 3 starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Adventure of the French Agent starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Advertisement for the Superman radio program. Case of the Kidnapped Heiress starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 55
    • Photocopy front and back cover included (unattached, taped together at spine). Includes certificate of authenticity from Jerome Wenker collection.
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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Boy's Week Crimes starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; 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. Fang Gow's Terror starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Battle To the Death starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Aircraft Plant Robberies starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Revolution In Ugar starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Framed! starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Mediterranean Kidnapping starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Star of Singapore starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 56
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch, tear seals, TRIMMED. Full length spine split (taped).
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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. Dr. Slight's Living Statues starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; 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. Fang Gow's Ruse starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Death Behind the Waves starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Menacing Midget starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Kraken starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Bodyguard starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Shipwrecked starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #57
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 57

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    Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Menace of Dr. Togg, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Hourman and the Minute Men must face an evil scientist, from his laboratory on Wide Island, who has created weird pets called the Gombezi out of wolves and buzzards that he uses to rob and kill. Fang Gow's Cut-Throats starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. General Kosta's Subterfuge starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Problem of the Phony Newspaperman starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Magna Cum Laude starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Peril In Africa starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. To Hammer the Earth starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.