Adventure Comics #70
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Adventure of the Ring of Hijackers," a band of disgruntled dwarfs—wronged by a powerful industrialist—plot revenge by stealing a scientist's invention to fuel a flying carpet and abducting the man's employee. With Bernard Baily handling art, inks, and letters, the story blends pulp intrigue with early superhero-era whimsy, while Jack Burnley's cover captures the caper's daring flair. A 10-cent adventure from 1942, it’s a rare early glimpse of inventive mischief in the DC Universe.
In "The Magic Carpet," a group of disgruntled dwarfs, wronged by a factory owner, turn to sabotage by stealing a scientist's invention to power a flying carpet and abducting one of his colleagues. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1942 Adventure Comics tale blends pulp adventure with early superhero flair, as the scientist's creation becomes the key to a daring scheme.
In "The Adventure of the Murderous Bookshop!", Sandman and his young sidekick Sandy dive into a chilling mystery when a scholarly-looking villain with a devilish heart begins hunting a lost manuscript by Edgar Allan Poe—leaving a trail of terror through the city's forgotten bookshops. With shadows deepening and secrets buried in dusty pages, the duo must unravel the truth before the book’s power falls into the wrong hands.
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Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives #1 (2000)
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