Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #40 (July 1939):
“The Tarantula Strikes”
by Bert Christman (as Larry Dean), Gardner F. Fox, Bert Christman

Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #40

Title: “The Tarantula Strikes”

Feature: The Sandman

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1939

Publisher:
Written by: Bert Christman (as Larry Dean), Gardner F. Fox
Art by: Bert Christman

3 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) (lead character)	Jewish Catholic	All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America		255
The Tarantula (Taylor Crossart)	manifestly non-religious	[1st villain Sandman encountered]		2
Vivian Dale		[first person new hero Sandman rescued]		1

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