Comic Title: Adventure Comics #74
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: March 27, 1942 Copyright Date March 24, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "The Man Who Knew All the Answers"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Sandman (of Earth-2)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Simon

Reprinted In:
Forever People #9 (1972)
Adventure Comics #498 (1983)
Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #73; next appearance in Adventure Comics #75)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #73; next appearance in Adventure Comics #75)

Villain(s)

• Professor Hiram Gaunt (a criminal mastermind; no further appearances)
• A group of racketeers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jed (a janitor; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Professor Hiram Gaunt develops a device which can boost human brain power. Using the device on himself, Gaunt outwits chess masters and gains a limited ability to read minds. He puts his new talents to use by robbing a bank, which brings him into contact with Sandman and Sandy.

The heroes fail to stop Gaunt in their first encounter, but using a chess robot, learn his identity. They follow Gaunt to a gambling den, where the professor has used his unique abilities to cash in. Then the crimefighters bust up the gambling ring and capture Gaunt.