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ADVENTURE COMICS #76
Cover Date: July 1942
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks: Joe Simon (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Jack Burnley |
| Colors | Raymond Perry |
| Lettering | Betty Burnley |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (next in JSA: All Stars #4/2)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- The Sun (first appearance; Boss Maroni; uses weapons and a hideout stolen from an inventor; next in issue #89/4)
- Satellites
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Starman Archives #1 (2000)
Credits:
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Hourman (Rex Tyler; last in Young All-Stars #7)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- kidnappers (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Ronnie Raoul (first appearance; a child actor posing as "Danny McGrew, kidnapped)
Credits:
| Story | Henry Lynn Perkins |
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (next in All-Star Squadron #1)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory (next in Leading Comics #3)
- Professor Moresby (next in Leading Comics #3)
Villain(s):
- Bank robbers (first appearance for all; kidnap Winged Victory to use a getaway vehicle)
Other Character(s):
- Bob Quigley (first appearance; a radio host who talks about strange facts and objects from his Curio-Torium)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- Bob Quigley is based on showman Robert Ripley (of Ripley's Believe it or Not)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Harry Raspp and his gang (first appearance; Ben's nephew who tries to steal his fortune)
Other Character(s):
- Ben Raspp (first appearance; a hermit; dies)
- Jimmy Jones (first appearance; a Boy Scout)
- George (first appearance; invites Paul Kirk up to his cabin in the woods)
- Timmy and Tommy (first appearance; George's two twin sons)
Story Reprinted in:
- New Gods #7/3 (February-March 1972)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Sandman (next in World's Finest Comics #6/3)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in World's Finest Comics #6/3)
Villain(s):
- Mr. Noah (Noah Barton; first appearance; uses thugs dressed as animals to rob for him)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)