Cover: Jack Kirby & Stan Kaye & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #82

Jan 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Santa Fronts for the Mob”

In "Santa Fronts for the Mob," a 1943 Adventure Comics issue, the Hourman faces a surprising threat when a gang of thugs steals his Miraclo Ray machine, leaving him vulnerable during a series of increasingly desperate confrontations. Written by Alfred Bester and illustrated by Bernard Baily, this story blends wartime tension with a touch of pulp intrigue, as Rex Tyler’s usual edge is stripped away. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby, Stan Kaye, Joe Simon, and Stan Kaye, captures the holiday-themed menace with bold, dynamic flair.

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writer Alfred Bester · artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily · cover Jack Kirby, Stan Kaye, Joe Simon

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writer Alfred Bester

artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover pencils, inks Stan Kaye

cover inks Joe Simon

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A group of thugs break into the apartment of Rex Tyler and steal the Miraclo Ray machine. Coupled with a series of acquisitive instinct injections they've been receiving, it seems that the Hourman has no chance of defeating them.

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