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ADVENTURE COMICS #48
Cover Date: March 1940
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: Bernard Baily (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Ken Fitch |
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
- Hourman (Rex Tyler; also given as Hour-Man; first appearance; also in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #16/3 and Sandman Mystery Theatre #29-#32 between panels; last in flashback in Hourman #5; next in Sandman Mystery Theatre #69)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mr. Bannermain (first appearance; head of Bannermain Chemical Company; Rex's boss; next in New York World's Fair Comics #2)
Villain(s):
- gang of jewel thieves (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- John and Mrs. Kennedy (first appearance; a man who falls in with criminals and his wife who contacts Hourman to try and save him)
- Marcia Van Shelton (first appearance; has her jewels stolen by a gang of jewel thieves)
Location(s):
- New York City
Story Reprinted in:
- Justice League of America #96/2 (February 1972)
- The JSA All Stars Archives #1 (2007)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Chad Grothkopf |
| Lettering | Chad Grothkopf |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- The Chief of the FBI
Villain(s):
- "Professor" Dirk (first appearance for all; runs a "crime college"; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Bennie Mason (first appearance; a criminal who was helped by Steve Carson)
Location(s):
- Washington, DC
- Northville
Comment(s):
- Chad Grothkopf credited as Chad
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Ogden Whitney |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Judge Quick, Mrs. Holt and Dr. Felton (first appearance, high society members behind a gang of extortionists)
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Sandman Archives #1 (2004)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Ogden Whitney |
| Editing | Vin Sullivan |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Deela
Villain(s):
- First Ones
Location(s):
- Upper Earth
Comment(s):
- Cotton and Deela make their way to Earth's surface at last.