Adventure Comics #52 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1940. It was published on June 7, 1940.
Synopsis for Sandman: "Wanted! Dead Or Alive"
A thief breaks into Dian Belmont's home and steals a pair of her gloves. He leaves behind an amber apple which leads Dian to Claudia Norgan. When Dian's glove later turns up at the scene of a gold robbery, she comes under suspicion. The Sandman learns that Norgan is the leader of the gold bandits. He confronts the gang, but Claudia tries to make her escape with the gold. The Sandman and Dian catch her and retrieve Dian's other glove to protect her from suspicion.
Appearing in Sandman: "Wanted! Dead Or Alive"
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Antagonists:
- Claudia Morgan (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Rusty and His Pals: "Mansion of Murder: Part 7"
Rusty and his pals have been captured by tribesmen, along with the villainous Unholy Three. The tribal chief sets a gorilla on them, and the Unholy Three are all killed. Rusty and his pals escape through the use of ventriloquism, and return to America, laden with gold.
Appearing in Rusty and His Pals: "Mansion of Murder: Part 7"
Featured Characters:
- Rusty (Final appearance)
- Specs (Final appearance)
- Tubby (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Angus McHeather (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Karl (Final appearance; dies)
- Zoroff (Final appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Tribe Chief (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow and the Spoiler Ray"
Fang Gow is using a "spoilator ray" to rot all the food rations in Paris, causing the people to grow restless. Barry and Le Grand stop him, Fang Gow escapes.
Appearing in Barry O'Neill: "Fang Gow and the Spoiler Ray"
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Antagonists:
- Fang Gow
- Pierre
Other Characters:
- Mr. Fernac
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Items:
- Fang Gow's Spoilator Ray
Synopsis for Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "The Kidnapping of Col. Bentley's Daughter"
Steve Conrad must rescue a friend's daughter who has been kidnapped by an island tribe.
Appearing in Steve Conrad, Adventurer: "The Kidnapping of Col. Bentley's Daughter"
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Supporting Characters:
- Chang
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Native (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Colonel Bentley
- Bentley's Daughter
- Tamu (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Canadian Dope Smuggling Plot"
Steve Carson captures a smuggler who is bringing drugs into the US by train.
Appearing in Federal Men: "The Canadian Dope Smuggling Plot"
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Antagonists:
- Jim Larkins (Single appearance)
- Mike Gilch (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Cotton Carver: "The Flying Men"
The wolf woman Lupa is kidnapped by the winged Slooees, and taken to their city in the sky.
Appearing in Cotton Carver: "The Flying Men"
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Supporting Characters:
- Lupa
Antagonists:
- The Sleebos
Other Characters:
- Deela
- Red Mike
- Qwuar
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Synopsis for Socko Strong: "The Great I: Part 1"
Socko and Jerry stumble across the lab of the Great I, a mad scientist with the power to turn invisible. A prolonged fight ensues, with the Great I attacking Socko and Socko trying to hit him. Eventually the Great I is victorious, and Socko is about to be blown up by a bomb.
Appearing in Socko Strong: "The Great I: Part 1"
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Supporting Characters:
- Jerry Indutch
Antagonists:
- The Great I (First appearance)
Synopsis for Anchors Aweigh: "Gun-Runners of the WASP"
Don and Red are captured by gun runners, and proceed to make trouble until the Navy catches up with them.
Appearing in Anchors Aweigh: "Gun-Runners of the WASP"
Featured Characters:
- Don Kerry (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Red Murphy (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Captain Desmond (Final appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bevins (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Hourman: "The Phony Hourman"
Someone is impersonating the Hour-Man and committing crimes. The real Hour-Man investigates, and discovers that the culprit is his new lab assistant, under hypnosis by the villainous Dr. Snegg, the uncaught and heretofore unnamed mastermind from Hourman's previous adventure.
Appearing in Hourman: "The Phony Hourman"
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Antagonists:
- Dr. Snegg (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Bob Wallace
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Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- Last issue for Anchors Aweigh
- Hourman: "The Phony Hourman" is reprinted in The JSA All Stars Archive #1.
- Again the splash panel shows Hourman pointing a pistol at an unseen target, and again this doesn't really happen in the story.
- Last issue for Rusty and his Pals.
- Sandman: "Wanted! Dead Or Alive" is reprinted in The Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1
- Also appearing in this issue of Adventure Comics were:
- Farmer Doode by Bernard Baily
- "The Red Metal" (text story) by Gardner Fox
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