Adventure Comics #68 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1941.
Contents
- 1 Appearing in Starman: "The Blaze of Doom!"
- 2 Synopsis for Starman: "The Blaze of Doom!"
- 3 Appearing in Shining Knight: "Movie-Making Menace"
- 4 Synopsis for Shining Knight: "Movie-Making Menace"
- 5 Appearing in Hourman: "Death at the Opera"
- 6 Synopsis for Hourman: "Death at the Opera"
- 7 Appearing in Steve Conrad: "Tyrant of the Island of Tago-Tago"
- 8 Synopsis for Steve Conrad: "Tyrant of the Island of Tago-Tago"
- 9 Appearing in Federal Men: "Spies! The Destroyers of Modern Civilization!"
- 10 Synopsis for Federal Men: "Spies! The Destroyers of Modern Civilization!"
- 11 Appearing in Manhunter: "The Spanish Banker"
- 12 Synopsis for Manhunter: "The Spanish Banker"
- 13 Appearing in Sandman: "Crime on Ice"
- 14 Synopsis for Sandman: "Crime on Ice"
- 15 Notes
- 16 Trivia
- 17 See Also
- 18 Recommended Reading
- 19 Links and References
Appearing in Starman: "The Blaze of Doom!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bill Baxter (Single appearance)
- Classy (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for Starman: "The Blaze of Doom!"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Shining Knight: "Movie-Making Menace"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Morton (Single appearance)
- Mitch (Single appearance)
- Trigger (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Director Williams (Single appearance)
- O.J. Blaine (Single appearance)
- Oscar Drew (Single appearance)
- Charles Stedman (Single appearance)
- Vilma Vane (Only appearance; dies)
- Ralph Dennison (Single appearance)
- Lester (Single appearance)
- Jeffrey Werden (Single appearance)
Locations:
Flying Horses:
Synopsis for Shining Knight: "Movie-Making Menace"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Hourman: "Death at the Opera"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Regina Bannerman
Antagonists:
- Tony Fabbio (Only appearance; dies)
- Mask (Only appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Ravel (Only appearance; dies)
Locations:
- Cosmos City
Items:
Synopsis for Hourman: "Death at the Opera"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Steve Conrad: "Tyrant of the Island of Tago-Tago"
Featured Characters:
- Steve Conrad
Supporting Characters:
- Chang
Antagonists:
- Pierre Leroque (Single appearance)
- Lefty (Single appearance)
- Pete (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Miss Clark (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Island of Tago-Tago
Synopsis for Steve Conrad: "Tyrant of the Island of Tago-Tago"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Federal Men: "Spies! The Destroyers of Modern Civilization!"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- James Wilbur (Single appearance)
- spy (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Ann Baird (Single appearance)
- Lieutenant Kincaid (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for Federal Men: "Spies! The Destroyers of Modern Civilization!"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Manhunter: "The Spanish Banker"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Senor Avilo (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Lawler (Single appearance)
- George (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Manhunter: "The Spanish Banker"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Sandman: "Crime on Ice"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Edouard Ernst, Physicist (Single appearance)
- Slim Sam (Single appearance)
- Tom Thomas (Single appearance)
- their gang
Other Characters:
- Harold Mossman
- Lola
Locations:
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Ernst's Laboratory
- Lower East Side
- Slim Sam's Chop House
- Manhattan
- Ice House on Mill Lake
Items:
- Ernst's Freezing Equipment
- Sandman's Wirepoon Gun
- Sandman's Gas Gun
Vehicles:
- Sandman's 1938 Plymouth Roadster
Synopsis for Sandman: "Crime on Ice"
Slim Sam and Tom Thomas kidnap a series of witnesses to a recent crime of theirs, and their new partner, physicist Edouard Ernst, freezes them alive in blocks of ice. The plan is to resuscitate them all, after the trial. One of the abductees is a close friend of D.A. Larry Belmont, which leads to the Sandman taking an interest in the case, and soon Sandman, in his powerful roadster, is pursuing a suspect sedan. Dian takes great umbrage at being left behind, and she pursues Sandman in her own car.
When the kidnappers reach their base, and carry their most recent victim inside, Sandman invades their ice-house hide-out, and beats up a series of thugs. But then a lucky shot knocks him out of the fight, and they decide to freeze the Sandman, then NOT unfreeze him later. By that time, Dian shows up, and pretends to have brought a big gang of cops with her. In the ensuing confusion, all but one of the bad guys escape, and that one squeals that the others will hide out in Slim Sam's Place, on the Lower East Side. Which they do, and the place is carefully fortified. Using his wirepoon gun and a slab of scrap steel, the Sandman invades via the rooftop, and knocks out at least five more hoodlums before he even gets to the stairway. He kicks aside two more thugs, then charges all three of their bosses, evades some close-quarters pistol-fire, and knocks out all of them as well. Then the police are called in to take away the gang, and the frozen witnesses are revived.
Notes
- Sandman gets a bullet-wound to the head, which grazes him just enough to knock him unconscious.
- Stasrman: "The Blaze of Doom!" is reprinted in The Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 1.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss Adventure Comics Vol 1 68 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
- Images from Adventure Comics Vol 1 68
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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