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Issue: Adventure Comics #73
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #73 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/24/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth [as F. W. Ellsworth] (credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; thin cardboard stock cover (digest size)
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Simon ? (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Manhunter
Character(s): Manhunter; Starman (inset)
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #1 published July 2000
In Issue: FlagThe Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] published October 2009
In Content Item: FlagThe New Gods #4 published August 1971
as Adventure Comics No. 73 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Knight of the Revolution

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Case of the Murders in Outer Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Colorist(s): Raymond Perry
Letterer(s): Betty Bentley
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman
Character(s): The Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Clifford Taylor (death); Colonel Matt Taylor; Jim Taylor; The Hooded Hunchback [Lt. Governor Morgan]; his gang [Muggsy; Rasp; others unnamed] (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: When Hetty Taylor died during the Gold Rush in California, his will specifically excluded any relative who lived or died in the state. Now the Astral Avenger must figure out the causes for the mysterious deaths of some of those relatives.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #1 published July 2000
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Smiles
First Line: Oh boy - The 'true animal story' is on the air now!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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What a Cast!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): More Fun Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Prize Comics
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Manhunter
Character(s): Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (origin, introduction); Mrs. Marston; Inspector Donovan (death); the Buzzard and his gang (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: Inspired by the death of Inspector Donovan, big-game hunter Paul Kirk decides to don a costume and hunt down the notorious Buzzard and his gang who are plaguing Empire City.
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In Content Item: FlagThe New Gods #4 published August 1971
as Manhunter and the Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #122 published ?
as The Secret of the Buzzard's Revenge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Oddity: Manhunter is called Rick Nelson once in this story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): "Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale
First Line: Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Adventure in the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Lehti
Penciller(s): Jack Lehti
Inker(s): Jack Lehti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Steve Conrad, Adventurer
Character(s): Steve Conrad
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Golden Quest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Lynne Perkins
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Shining Knight
Character(s): The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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"Remember the Maine!"

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Ray [as F Ray]
Penciller(s): Fred Ray [as F Ray]
Inker(s): Fred Ray [as F Ray]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Famous American Words
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
First Line: 500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Criminal Quiz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bernard Baily
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Hourman and Minute Man Martin
Character(s): The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin; Professor Q [David Manders] (villain, WABX Radio President)
Synopsis: A sinister voice over the radio airwaves every evening asks a seemingly innocent question of the listening public, but, as the Hourman and Jimmy discover, this question is followed up the very next day with a major crime that answers the question!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Jimmy Martin wears his Hourman costume in the story, which also states that the Miraclo Ray gives the Hourman the strength of 50 men. Oddity: although the villain's name is called David Manders, the door to his office reads "J. J. Manders".
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Gunfighter's Test

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Hilton
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Pages: 0.25
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Clancy the Cop
First Line: Boy - That's the way to protect the law...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Bells of Madness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Simon ? (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sandman
Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Lois Mansfield; Frank Scata; Martha Mansfield (death); Ernest Mansfield (villain)
Synopsis: Sandman and Sandy pry into the affairs of a mysterious family that has had a history of many of its members going mad and committing suicide.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] published October 2009
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Now on Sale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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