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ADVENTURE COMICS #77
Cover Date: August 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 |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (between All-Star Squadron #30/All-Star Comics #12 and All-Star Squadron #31)
Supporting Character(s):
- Doris Lee (next in #81/2)
- Woodley Allen (between issues #74 and #81/2)
Villain(s):
- Mist (last in issue #67; next in Brave and the Bold #61; uses treated jewelry to hypnotize victims)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #6 (February 1973)
- Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
Credits:
| Art | Bernard Baily |
| Lettering | Bernard Baily |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Hourman (Rex Tyler; uses a Miraclo Ray)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thorndyke (wears a cape and an Hourglass in this story)
Villain(s):
- Hambone Hoskins and his gang (first appearance for all; uses a old clarinet to open a safe)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the spring.
Credits:
| Story | Alfred Bester |
| Art | Stan Kaye |
| Lettering | Stan Kaye |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Genius Jones (first appearance; a young boy who memorized over 700 volumes of information and charges a dime for every answer (kids half price)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mary Brown (first appearance; a young pretty question-asker)
Villain(s):
- Mr. Gaunt and his gang (first appearance; a crooked nightclub owner)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
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 (last inAll-Star Squadron #49)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory
- Professor Moresby (last in Leading Comics #3)
Villain(s):
- Macon (first appearance; former owner of a crooked rodeo)
Other Character(s):
- John Fenton (first appearance; a trick rodeo rider who dresses up as the Shining Knight for part of his act)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
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):
- Manhunter (next in All-Star Squadron #31)
Villain(s):
- Jewel thieves (first appearance for all)
- Rajah (first appearance; covets an emerald that brings death to whomever steals it)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- New Gods #8/2 (April-May 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 (last in All-Star Squadron #28; next in All-Star Comics #12/All-Star Squadron #30)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in All-Star Squadron #31)
Villain(s):
- Dr. Hoak (first appearance; uses Alvin's amnesia to try and blackmail him)
Other Character(s):
- Monroe Alvin (first appearance; a very wealthy man who is afraid of his dreams)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Story Reprinted in:
- Forever People #8 (April-May 1972)
- Adventure Comics #496 (February 1983)
- The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)