Adventure Comics Vol 1 56

Appearing in Hourman: "Dr. Slight's Living Statues"Edit

Featured Characters:

• The Hour-Man

Supporting Characters:

• Minute Men of America
  • Jimmy Martin
  • Thorndyke (First appearance)

Adversaries:

• Dr. Slight (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Sandor (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Midge (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Lonely Island
  • Castle Doom

Items:

• Miraclo

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Hourman: "Dr. Slight's Living Statues"Edit

[1] plot summary at dcindexes.com

Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow's Ruse"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Barry O'Neill

Supporting Characters:

• Inspector LeGrand

Adversaries:

• Fang Gow

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow's Ruse"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Mark Lansing: "Death Behind the Waves"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Mark Lansing

Supporting Characters:

• King Talon
• Koda
• Kit

Adversaries:

• Mokan

Other Characters:

• Captain Lin (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Tony
• Vulcan (Final appearance; Dies)
• General Towa (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• Manchuck

Locations:

• Unknown Sea

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Submarine
  
  

Synopsis for Mark Lansing: "Death Behind the Waves"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Federal Men: "The Menacing Midget"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Steve Carson

Supporting Characters:

• Mr. Lynch (First appearance)

Adversaries:

• Orlaff (Single appearance)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Donald Byron (Single appearance)^[1]
• Doren Byron (Single appearance)^[1]

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Menacing Midget"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Cotton Carver: "At Grips With the Kraken"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Cotton Carver

Supporting Characters:

• Deela

Adversaries:

• The Kraken (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Lupa
• Red Mike
• Klo (First appearance)
• Queen Slya (First appearance)

Locations:

• Ugar
• Underwater City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Cotton Carver: "At Grips With the Kraken"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Socko Strong: "Bodyguard"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Socko Strong

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Natty Lew Schultz (Single appearance)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Joseph B. Meek (Single appearance)^[1]

Locations:

• New York

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Socko Strong: "Bodyguard"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "Strange Trail"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Bobby Carson (Single appearance)^[1]

Supporting Characters:

• Officer Casey (Single appearance)^[1]

Adversaries:

• Unnamed Hijackers (Single appearance)^[1]

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Motorcycle
  
  

Synopsis for "Strange Trail"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Steve Conrad: "Shipwrecked"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Steve Conrad

Supporting Characters:

• Chang

Adversaries:

• Peter Van Mire (Only appearance; dies)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Major Stanley (Single appearance)^[1]
• Helen Stanley (Single appearance)^[1]

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Steve Conrad: "Shipwrecked"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in Sandman: "The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity"Edit

Featured Characters:

•  Wesley Dodds 

Supporting Characters:

• Dian Belmont

Adversaries:

• Squat Stacey (Single appearance)^[1]

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • New York City
    • Manhattan

Items:

• Sandman's Gas Gun

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for Sandman: "The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity"Edit

• Synopsis not yet written.

NotesEdit

• "The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity" is reprinted in the Golden Age Sandman Archives #1.
  

TriviaEdit

• Dian Belmont dons the Sandman costume in order to fool some crooks.

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Recommended ReadingEdit

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