Adventure Comics Vol 1 79

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Starman: "The Tune of Terrific Toby"
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Adventure Comics Vol 1 #79
October, 1942
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Jack Kirby Joe Simon
Starman: "The Tune of Terrific Toby"
Writers	Alfred Bester
Pencilers	Jack Burnley
Inkers	Jack Burnley
Colourists	Raymond Perry
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Hourman: "The Stroke of Doom"
Pencilers	Bernard Baily
Inkers	Bernard Baily
Letterers	Bernard Baily
Genius Jones: "The Case of the Love-Sick Submarine"
Writers	Alfred Bester
Pencilers	Stan Kaye
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Shining Knight: "The Mystery of the Shining Knight's Rival"
Pencilers	Louis Cazeneuve
Inkers	Louis Cazeneuve
Manhunter: "Battles the Cobras of the Deep"
Writers	Jack Kirby
Pencilers	Jack Kirby
Inkers	Joe Simon
Letterers	Howard Ferguson
Sandman: "Footprints in the Sands of Time"
Writers	Jack Kirby
Pencilers	Jack Kirby
Inkers	Joe Simon
Letterers	Howard Ferguson
Previous Issue	Adventure Comics # 78
Next Issue	Adventure Comics # 80

Adventure Comics #79 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1942.

Appearing in Starman: "The Tune of Terrific Toby"

Featured Characters:

• Starman

Other Characters:

• Toby Weems

Antagonists:

• The Soup-Gang (Single appearance)
  • Nick Armstrong (Single appearance)
  • Muley (Single appearance)
  • Joey (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Gotham City

Items:

• Gravity Rod
  

Appearing in Hourman: "The Stroke of Doom"

Featured Characters:

• Hourman

Supporting Characters:

• Thorndyke

Antagonists:

• Gun Gunther (Single appearance)
• Prof. Pitts (Single appearance)
• Piper (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Hans (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • New York City
  • Cosmos City

Items:

• Miraclo
  

Appearing in Genius Jones: "The Case of the Love-Sick Submarine"

Featured Characters:

• Genius Jones

Supporting Characters:

• Mary Brown

Antagonists:

• Captain Ritter (Single appearance)
• Nazi Spies (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Old Hitler (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York
  

Appearing in Shining Knight: "The Mystery of the Shining Knight's Rival"

Featured Characters:

• Shining Knight

Antagonists:

• Pinkey Michell (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Tracy Frazer
• Eve Barclay

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • New York City

Animals:

• Victory
  

Appearing in Manhunter: "Battles the Cobras of the Deep"

Featured Characters:

• Manhunter

Antagonists:

• Doctor Heinnig (Single appearance)
• Bruno (Single appearance)
• Karl (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Empire City
  

Appearing in Sandman: "Footprints in the Sands of Time"

Featured Characters:

• The Sandman

Supporting Characters:

• Sandy

Antagonists:

• Curio Man (Single appearance)
• Ruffy (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • New York City
    • Manhattan

Items:

• Wirepoon

Notes

• "The Tune of Terrific Toby" is reprinted in The Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 2.
• "Battles the Cobras of the Deep" is reprinted in Detective Comics #440.
• "Footprints in the Sands of Time" is reprinted in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby

Trivia

• In the Genius Jones story, Adolf Hitler appears as an old street beggar in the year 1992.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
• Images from Adventure Comics Vol 1 79

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