Adventure Comics, #78
Published: September 1942
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Issue Contents:
Featuring The Sandman; Manhunter
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon (uncertain)
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
A Tamer of Beasts
Featuring Good Books Worth Reading
"This is a story of the days before history began -"
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Little Man Who Wasn't There!
"You can't see him --"
Storyline
Starman and Mike Muggins look into a case where people stage an act, pretending to be attacked by "the little man who wasn't there", and robbed of valuable gems, only to be discovered in the end as perpetrating the act themselves!
Credits
- Script: Alfred Bester
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Colors: Luca Maresca
- Letters: Betty Bentley
Story Notes
Oddity: Starman seems to "adopt" Muggins in the last panel to be a partner of his in future adventures, but he never appears again. Background inks and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
The Man Who Played Death!
Featuring Hourman and Thorndyke
"Sixty seconds make a minute..."
Storyline
A criminal, having been committed to a mental hospital by two acquaintances of his, swears revenge on both of them after he escapes.
Credits
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily (uncertain)
Story Notes
Ken Fitch script credit removed by Craig Delich. Thorndyke wears a partial Hourman costume in this story (red cape with yellow trim and hourglass).
Funny Face
Featuring Gags
"Can I have your autograph, Mr. Fellows?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Another Big Issue of All-Star
Featuring All-Star Comics
Featuring Sam the Inventor
"A holdup!"
Featuring Wonder Woman
"Here it is, boys and girls!"
The Case of the Slap-Happy Jappy!
"We went down to Genius Jones' information booth..."
Credits
- Script: Alfred Bester
- Pencils: Stan Kaye
- Inks: Stan Kaye
The Black Baron!
"From out of a forgotten age..."
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Story Notes
Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn.
Featuring No Use Talking
"When the boss gets his dander up..."
Growing Fast!
Featuring More Fun Comics
Story Notes
Several small ads.
Featuring Kool-Aid
The Lady and the Tiger!
Featuring Manhunter
"Out of the underworld springs The Tiger..."
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
The Miracle Maker
Featuring The Sandman
"Weirder than your wildest dreams..."
Storyline
A modern Houdini taxes the wits of the Sandman and Sandy, as the man accomplishes impossible feats while looting millions in riches and having airtight alibis.
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
Now on Sale
Featuring Wonders of Science Simplified
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Featuring Modern Concise Encyclopedia
Story Notes
Back cover.