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Adventure Comics 43

ADVENTURE COMICS #43

Cover Date: October 1939
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Guardineer (Signed)


Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtBert Christman (as Larry Dean)
LetteringBert Christman
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Sandman

Villain(s):

Red Hatch (first appearance; tries to drive off the owners of the pearl farm; dies)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Nelson (first appearance; owner of a pearl farm)
Australia Nelson (first appearance; Mr. Nelson's daughter)

Location(s):

A South Sea Island

Comment(s):

Creator credited in story as "Larry Dean", but artwork is by Bert Christman. The writer is unknown, but may also be Christman.

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Sandman Archives #1 (2004)


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Second Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtWayne Boring
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Steve Carson

Supporting Character(s):

The Chief of the FBI

Villain(s):

A medicine poisoner (first appearance; adds poison to a cough syrup of a compeditor)

Location(s):

Lakeville City (first appearance)


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEd Winiarski
ArtEd Winiarski
LetteringEd Winiarski
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Captain Desmo

Supporting Character(s):

Gabby
Colonel McAllister

Villain(s):

Count Ogreoff (first appearance)

Location(s):

Skull Island (first appearance; located in the Indian Ocean)

Comment(s):

Winiarski credited as "Win".
This strip now in full color.
This story continues in the next issue.


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Fourth Story: "Cotton Carver in the Revolt of the Pirates" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtGeorge Newman
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Cotton Carver

Supporting Character(s):

King Marl
Deela (first appearance; princess of Barlunda; adopted by King Marl and becomes a princess of Marlanda)

Villain(s):

Jagar (first appearance; tries to overthrow King Marl)

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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