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Issue: Adventure Comics #53
Publication Date: August 1940
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Issues: #53 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/05/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 24 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 3, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 460882.
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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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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hourman; Jimmy Martin
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First Line: For thrills and adventure...
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Minute Men of America

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin and the Minute-Men of America (introduction); Billy Martin (death); Mrs. Martin; Mr. Bannerman; Regina Bannerman (Mr. Bannerman's niece); Roberts; Tareff (villain, introduction); Tareff's gang (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The Hourman investigates the suspicious deaths of twelve children who work in a factory owned by a Mr. Tareff. After rounding up the villains, Hourman meets with the brother (Jimmy Martin) of one of the dead children from the factory, and discovers that he is a ham radio operator. The Man of the Hour suggests that Jimmy enlist the aid of hams all over the nation to assist in the fight against crime with Hourman, and that they call themselves The Minute-Men of America!
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Boys and Girls! Do You Like Mutt & Jeff?

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Fang Gow's Daughter

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Barry O'Neill; Fang Gow (villain)
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Just for Fun
First Line: Hurry, George! We must be going!
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The Stegosaurus

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Fantastic Facts
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The Plot of Vas Onga

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Mark Lansing
Character(s): Mark Lansing (introduction); Koda (introduction); Kit (introduction); Tony (introduction); Jada (introduction); Vas Onga (villain, introduction, death); Vas Onga's subterraneans (villains, introduction, death)
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Not So Sleepy

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Genres: adventure
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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Blake (villain) (introduction); Miller; Sykes
First Line: Through the night, the crack "Coast Line Limited" speeds toward its destination.....!!
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: A box overlapping the final two panels on the last page promotes the recurring feature: "'Federal Men' with the one and only Steve Carson appears in every issue of Adventure Comics!!"
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First Line: Greetings again, Members! By the time this reaches print, you will all be enjoying your summer vacations, and it's my wish that you are really enjoying yourselves -- with a capital Joy! After a year of hard work, we're certainly entitled to a vacation...
Synopsis: The column talks about continuing the learn, even during summer vacation. It also reminds about the contest announced the previous issue.
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Sam -- Give Mrs. Schultz a horse with a sense of humor!
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Superman Is on the Radio!

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First Line: Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:
Synopsis: The ad promotes 14 stations in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.
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Disclose Notes: Below the Jest Jokes feature. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #26 but with schedule changes of some stations and reformatted text.
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The Women Warriors

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cotton Carver; Lupa (guest); The Snake-Hairs (villains, introduction); Amazons (villains, introduction)
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Shanghaied

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Steve Conrad Adventurer
Character(s): Steve Conrad
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sam the Porter
Character(s): Sam
First Line: So you're betting on your basketball team to win today?
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Feature(s): Adventure Stamp Page
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The Great I, Part 2

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Genres: adventure, sports
Character(s): Socko Strong; The Great I (villain); Prof. Watson (introduction)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ginger Snap
First Line: If you take good care of Pudgy...
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Give and Take
First Line: Hello, John - I brought Reggie along to meet Bobby...
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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The Loan Sharks

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sandman
Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ma Jenks; Dolly; Gunny (villain); Slick Sam (villain); Gorilla Gus (villain); unnamed loan sharks (villains)
Synopsis: Sandman comes to the rescue of a man beaten up for not re-paying a loan to some loan sharks, but when murder enters the picture, it's time for Sandman to take off the kid gloves.
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Sandman Archives #1 published December 2004
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): The Complete Works of Shakespeare
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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