Cover: Al Wenzel

Adventure Comics #137

Feb 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Treasure of Tondimo!”

In "The Treasure of Tondimo!", Johnny and Tubby face a crisis when a fire wipes out their company’s film archives, threatening their jobs. Determined to save the day, Johnny uses his time-traveling movie camera and a self-designed wheel of time to capture pivotal moments in history—racing through the past to assist Columbus, aid Franklin, and preserve key events, all while discovering that history isn’t quite what the records claim. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Charles Sultan, with a cover by Al Wenzel, this 1949 adventure blends science fiction and historical flair in a unique early DC tale.

writer Otto Binder · artist, inker Charles Sultan · cover Al Wenzel

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writer Otto Binder

artist, inker Charles Sultan

cover pencils, inks Al Wenzel

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A disastrous fire destroys the archival film holdings of the company which employs Johnny and Tubby. To prevent mass redundancies, Johnny hatches a plan to travel back in time with a movie camera and capture key moments in history. Johnny has travelled throughout time before, and worked out a wheel of time, to take him whenever he chooses. He finds that the past is not quite as that which has come down through historical records. He rescues Columbus from swampy ground, provides lightning for Benjamin Franklin, and facilitates many other key moments in history

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