Adventure Comics #74
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Case of the Monstrous Animal-Men," the Man of the Hour faces a baffling mystery as a pair of cunning criminals steal priceless artifacts—replacing them with lifelike duplicates that detonate exactly one hour later, erasing all traces of their theft. Written by Joseph Greene and illustrated with sharp precision by Bernard Baily, this 1942 adventure blends pulp intrigue with early superhero sleuthing, all under the dynamic cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.
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The Man of the Hour must outwit a pair of clever crooks who manage to steal rarities (like statues or rare books), and replace them with lookalikes, which explode one hour later, thus covering up their crime and netting them easy money.
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