Adventure Comics #46 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1940.
Synopsis for The Sandman: "The Sandman Meets With Murder"
Wesley's old friend from college and his wife are found murdered in their apartment. As the Sandman, Wesley's investigation leads him to a counterfeiting racket, being overseen by The Coin. The Coin dies, and turns out to be Dudley Jones, another old college friend of Wesley's.
Appearing in The Sandman: "The Sandman Meets With Murder"
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Antagonists:
- The Coin (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Charley Hall (Deceased)
- Dora Luftus Hall (Deceased)
- Nora Luftus (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Dodds' Roadster
Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow Has Risen From The Grave, Part 4 (of 4)"
Barry is captured and thrown in the dungeon with Jean. However, Inspector LeGrand is on the job and sets out to rescue them both.
Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow Has Risen From The Grave, Part 4 (of 4)"
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Supporting Characters:
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Animals:
- a lion
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Airplane
- Squad Car
Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Crooked Stockbroker"
Stockbroker Peter Carlyle is arrested after tricking stock speculators out of their money. But trouble arises at the trial when the Judge suddenly disappears. Carlyle's hirelings create a fake accident and use it to frame the Judge. Steve Carson figures out what's going on and makes some more arrests.
Appearing in Federal Men: "The Crooked Stockbroker"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Peter Carlyle (Single appearance)
- Charles Lazar (Single appearance)
- Tony Spumoni (Single appearance; dies)
- Jake Callahan (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Judge O'Neill
Synopsis for Socko Strong: "The Heavyweight Championship Bout"
Socko prepares for his championship bout, while his worried opponent attempts to get Socko disqualified from the match. Socko wins in a knockout.
Appearing in Socko Strong: "The Heavyweight Championship Bout"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jerry Indutch
Antagonists:
- Spike Logan (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Captain Desmo: "The Gold Plane Robberies, Part 1 (of 2)"
Trouble arises when cargo planes carrying gold out from East India start disappearing, each in the same area. When Captain Desmo flies in to discover what's happened, he and Gabby find the culprits (Vasili Gerke and some natives), who have a machine that can stall an airplane's engines, with their base downstream from a dam, to wash away all traces of their runway. Desmo and Gabby get themselves onto the top of the dam, when it starts to open, and are about to plunge into a raging torrent.
Appearing in Captain Desmo: "The Gold Plane Robberies, Part 1 (of 2)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Gabby Maguire
Antagonists:
- Vasili Gerke (First appearance)
- his Native henchmen
Locations:
Items:
- Gerke's antiaircraft weapon
Vehicles:
- Transport Planes
Synopsis for Skip Schuyler: "The Kidnapping of Linda Hale"
While talking with Skip at a dance party, the General's niece Linda is kidnapped. It's up to Skip Schuyler to rescue her. He takes off, makes a hurried airborne search, finds them, captures the kidnappers and rescues Miss Hale.
Appearing in Skip Schuyler: "The Kidnapping of Linda Hale"
Featured Characters:
- Skip Schuyler (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Kidnappers
Other Characters:
- Linda Hale (Single appearance)
- General Hale (Single appearance)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- U.S. military scouting plane
Synopsis for Rusty and His Pals: "Mansion of Murder, Part 1 (of 7)"
During a rainstorm, Rusty and his friends seek refuge in a creepy old house where an old man and his bodyguard reside. He keeps repeating how "they" are coming to kill him. But who could "they" be?
Crazy or not, the old guy was right to be worried. Bolton the bodyguard gets a dart through the neck, then the old man has a heart attack and dies. Rusty, Specs, and Tubby are left in the mansion alone... until there is a knock at the door.
Appearing in Rusty and His Pals: "Mansion of Murder, Part 1 (of 7)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Specs
- Tubby
Other Characters:
- Bolton (Single appearance; dies)
- John Rankin
Locations:
- Ramshackle House
Synopsis for Anchors Aweigh: "Educated Eddie"
Eddie is working on a new type of explosive chemical, but spies from a rival nation are out to stop him. Don and Red attempt to protect him as "Educated Eddie" finishes his work.
Appearing in Anchors Aweigh: "Educated Eddie"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Red Murphy
Antagonists:
- Foreign Spies (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Edward Q. Lardmore (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Explosive Formula
Synopsis for Cotton Carver: "In The Land Of Sere"
Cotton Carver leads the pirates of Barlunda on a raid to the land of Sere, looking for radium. Sere is defended by its Priestess Mona, who commands a tornado to snatch Carver away from the Barlundians. She wants a favor: Will he be able to rescue her lover from her uncle's cruel grasp?
He can and he does, springing the boyfriend from the evil uncle's prison. Cotton considers marrying the pirate princess Deela, and thinks that he would now hate to return to the surface world.
Appearing in Cotton Carver: "In The Land Of Sere"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- King Marl
- Deela
Antagonists:
- Mona's Uncle (Single appearance) (Behind the scenes)
- Serean military
Other Characters:
- Priestess Mona (Single appearance)
- Hardan (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Radium Ore
Vehicles:
- Deela's Royal Pirate Airship
Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- "The Sandman Meets With Murder" is reprinted in the The Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1.
- First issue for Ogden Whitney art on Sandman.
- Last issue for Skip Schuyler by Tom Hickey.
- Also appearing in this issue of Adventure Comics were
- Professor Doolittle by Bob Kane.
- Tiny, by Fred Schwab.
- "Unseen Terror" (text story) by Terry Keane.
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