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Issue: Adventure Comics #45
Publication Date: December 1939
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Issues: #45 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/03/1939
Volume: 4
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 435266.
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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 (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: jungle
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First Line: Oboy! These books sure are exciting!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Golden Gusher

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sandman
Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Gloria Gordon (villain, introduction); Rendle (villain, introduction); Doug Nye (introduction); Charley Jones (death)
Synopsis: A female singer is threatened to be kidnapped, but Sandman discovers she is in on the plot to do so in order to fleece an insurance company.
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Sandman Archives #1 published December 2004
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Art credit in Archives is wrong.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Willie
Character(s): Little Willie (introduction, only appearance)
First Line: Sorry, young man, but you're too young to buy your own ticket!
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Pages: 0.67
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Feature(s): Chemcraft
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Pages: 0.33
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Fang Gow Has Risen from the Grave, Part 1

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
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Pages: 6
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In Hollywood

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Doolittle
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Pages: 2
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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Rutska (villain) (introduction, death)
First Line: Rutska, notorious racketeer, personally visits one of his balking "clients"...
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Pages: 4
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (in character as Steve Carson)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Hello again, Members! I've been wondering lately how your dossiers are coming along.
Synopsis: The column talks in detail about how to trail or shadow suspects. It also asks readers to write in about their dossier projects, previously discussed in the column in Adventure Comics #40.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The page includes a clip-and-mail coupon that could be sent, along with 10 cents, to "enlist" in the Junior Federal Men Club. Those who joined received a badge, certificate and Operator's number.
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Fantastic Facts
First Line: Sure is hot...
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Pages: 1
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Odds Bodkins's Big Score

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Genres: adventure, sports
Character(s): Socko Strong; Odds Bodkins (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Biff Bronson and Dan Druff from More Fun Comics make an appearance in this story.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Several small ads in the left hand column of the first page of the text story.
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Trial by Water

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
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Pages: 1.33
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Several small ads in the right hand column of the second page of the text story.
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The Cholera Crisis

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Desmo; Dr. Hillhouse (introduction)
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Pages: 6
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Kills Snarling Beast with Bare Hands

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): AdventurEvents
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Pages: 1
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French Revolution Issue

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Adventure Stamp Page
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Search for Captain Wade, Part 2

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Skip Schuyler; Peter Wade (guest); Igook (villain)
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Pages: 6
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The Menace of Chen Fu, Part 5

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Rusty; Chen Fu (villain, death); The Duchess (guest)
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Pages: 4
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Satan's Sister

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): "Satan's sister" (villain, introduction, death, a female gun-runner); Gen. Hari (introduction, death)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story title taken from next issue blurb in previous issue.
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Rebellion!

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cotton Carver; Deela; King Marl
Synopsis: Cotton Carver and Queen Deela are in Barlinda. Her pirate captains reject her new alliance and rebel against her. Carver uses air warfare tactics to defeat them and establish peace.
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Feature(s): Flash Comics
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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