Cover: Bernard Baily

Adventure Comics #57

Dec 1940 · DC · 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD

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In "The Menace of Dr. Togg," Sandman faces off against a deranged scientist wielding a terrifying new weapon—the Atom-Smasher—after a mysterious girl plummets from a flaming plane and becomes entangled in the crisis. Written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Creig Flessel, with inks by Chad Grothkopf, this 1940 adventure blends pulp sci-fi suspense with the early days of the Sandman’s legacy, all capped by a striking cover by Bernard Baily.

Contains 8 stories

The Menace of Dr. Togg

8 pp · Superhero

3 un-named members of the Minute Men of AmericaDoctor Togg (villain, introduction, death?)Gombezi (villains, winged creatures, death)

In "The Menace of Dr. Togg," Hourman and the Minute Men race to Wide Island to stop the sinister Dr. Togg, a mad scientist wielding bizarre creatures called Gombezi—twisted amalgams of wolves and buzzards—crafted to terrorize and kill. With time running short and the island under siege, the heroes must confront the scientist’s twisted experiments before his next attack.

Fang Gow's Cut-Throats

6 pp · Adventure

Barry O'NeillFang Gow (villain)

General Kosta's Subterfuge

6 pp · Adventure

Mark LansingCaptain Sen (introduction)General Kosta (villain, introduction)

Untitled Detective-Mystery story

4 pp · Detective-Mystery

Senator Blast (introduction)Aldo Serald (villain) (introduction) (also as Mr. Cordial)Serald's spies (villains) (introduction)

The Tree Folk

6 pp · Adventure

Cotton CarverDeela (guest)The Tree Folk (villains, introduction)

Magna Cum Laude

6 pp · Adventure, Sports

Socko StrongPapa Manetta (introduction)Tony Manetta (introduction)

Peril in Africa

6 pp · Adventure

Prof. Sibley (introduction)

To Hammer the Earth

10 pp · Superhero

PhoebeBill Williams (introduction, death)A mad scientist (villain, introduction)scientist's assistant (villain, introduction)

In "To Hammer the Earth," Sandman races to save a girl plummeting from a burning airplane, only to find her tied to a terrifying scheme by a mad scientist wielding the Atom-Smasher—a device that hurls streams of uranium atoms at the planet, threatening to shatter the Earth itself. The story unfolds as Sandman confronts the weapon’s destructive power, with the girl’s fate entwined in the escalating crisis.