Cover: Jack Burnley

Adventure Comics #69

Dec 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Adventure of the Singapore Stranglers”

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In "Adventure of the Singapore Stranglers," the Sandman teams up with a new ally to stop a terrifying threat: a giant Queen Bee, driven by obsession, who seeks the secret of a revolutionary thyroid extract that can grow bees to monstrous size. Written by Mort Weisinger and illustrated by Paul Norris, with inks by Chad Grothkopf and letters by the same, this 1941 adventure blends scientific intrigue and pulp action. The cover, by Jack Burnley, captures the menace of the oversized hive with striking precision.

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writer Mort Weisinger · artist Paul Norris · inker, letterer Chad Grothkopf · cover Jack Burnley

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writer Mort Weisinger

artist Paul Norris

inker, letterer Chad Grothkopf

cover pencils, inks Jack Burnley

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A scientist invents an unusual super thyroid extract which allows bees to gain gigantic size, and it's up to the Sandman, and his new partner, to save the man from the Queen Bee, who wishes to know the secret behind the extract.

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