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PUBLISHER: DC
COMMENTS:A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION slightly brittle pages; small piece of tape on interior back cover 1st appearance of Sandman in monthly comics (7/39); classic Creig Flessel cover, Bob Kane art; Comic Book Impact rating of 8 (CBI)
A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION slightly brittle pages; small piece of tape on interior back cover 1st appearance of Sandman in monthly comics (7/39); classic Creig Flessel cover, Bob Kane art; Comic Book Impact rating of 8 (CBI)
Adventure Comics #40 is the first appearance of The Sandman in a monthly comic, with the pioneering crimefighter only seen before in 1939’s New York World's Fair Comics . This classic Golden Age collectible remains the issue that truly breathed life into the snappily-suited hero sporting a cape, gas mask, and fedora.
Gardner Fox and Bert Christman are credited with creating the character under the pseudonym of "Larry Dean," with Golden Age artist Creig Flessel getting the story out just two months after Batman’s debut in Detective Comics #27. The beloved story establishes Wesley Dodds as another crime-fighting millionaire with a butler and secret headquarters, but also provides the Sandman with strong ties to the moody pulp magazines that acted as the precursor of the comics industry.
This enduringly eerie Sandman cover image falls directly in line with the hard-nosed style DC employed in the Golden Age. Shown firing his gas gun, Sandman strikes a frightening figure that would soon be replaced by a more heroic take on Dodd's alter ego.
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