Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #79

Oct 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Tune of Terrific Toby”

In "The Tune of Terrific Toby," Hourman faces a chilling threat from a criminal syndicate wielding a massive bell whose deadly vibrations can kill, shatter, and drive people mad across miles—while the criminals stay safe behind vibro-mitters. This 1942 adventure, drawn with precision by Bernard Baily in pencils, inks, and lettering, features a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, capturing the eerie power of the bell’s ominous toll.

artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily · cover Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

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artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Joe Simon

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Hourman must battle the murderous plan of a criminal combine that uses the destructive tone of a specially constructed large bell...sounds which cause death, destruction and madness for miles while the perpetrators are protected from the pulsations by vibro-mitters.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).