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Adventure Comics #77 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #77

Aug 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Finder's Keepers!", the Hourman takes on a baffling mystery when the Minute Men's instruments are stolen and replaced—only for a stolen clarinet to reveal hidden notes that unlock a secret safe left by a long-lost millionaire. Penciled, inked, and lettered by Bernard Baily, this 1942 adventure blends wartime intrigue with a clever puzzle, all wrapped in a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.

Contains 7 stories
Finder's Keepers!
11 pp · Superhero
Starman [Ted Knight]Doris LeeWoodley AllenHoney Jenkinsthe Mist (villain)

In "Finder's Keepers!" from Adventure Comics #77 (1942), the mysterious villain the Mist turns everyday luck into a weapon, using forgotten treasures found on city streets to manipulate their discoverers—each new "find" a step deeper into a web of deception and theft.

The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats!
8 pp · Superhero
The Hourman [Rex Tyler]Thorndyke TompkinsMinutemen of America [Redone unnamed]Hambone Hoskins (villain)Looey (villain)

In "The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats!" from Adventure Comics #77 (1942), the Hourman takes on a puzzling theft when the Minute Men's instruments are swapped by thieves—only to uncover a hidden clue in a stolen clarinet that unlocks a mystery safe left by a long-dead millionaire.

Untitled Humor story
0.44 pp · Humor, Children
The Case of the Off-Key Crooner
8 pp · Teen
Genius Jones (introduction, origin)
The Horseless Cowboy
11 pp · Superhero
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
The Stone of Vengeance!
9 pp · Superhero
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
Dreams of Doom
10 pp · Superhero
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]Monroe AlvinTorchy Grogan (villain)Bugs Baron (villain)Doctor Hoak (villain)

In "Dreams of Doom," a wealthy man plagued by terror in the dark seeks help from the Sandman, hoping to end his endless nightmares. But his psychiatrist has a far different solution—one that could change everything.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $242
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $19,650*
CGC 9.6 none in existence
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
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CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $1,319*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,096*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $919*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $795*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $668*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $635*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $420
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $372*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $129*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Joe Simon

Reprints

Reprinted in The Forever People #8 (1972), The New Gods #8 (1972), Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #6 (1973), Adventure Comics #496 (1983), Sandman #[nn] (1984), Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009), The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] (2009), DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn] (2020)

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