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ADVENTURE COMICS #85
Cover Date: April 1943
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Joe Simon
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Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Sandman (next in Detective Comics #76)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in Detective Comics #76)
Villain(s):
- "Gentleman Jack" Jarvis (first appearance; tricks Sandman into a trap for revenge)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Story Reprinted in:
- Forever People #4/2 (August-September 1971)
- Adventure Comics #492 (October 1982)
- The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Emil Gershwin |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (next in All-Star Comics #16)
Supporting Character(s):
- Woodley Allen (last in issue #81/2; final appearance)
- Doris Lee (last in All-Star Comics #15/flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #69; next in issue #87/4)
Villain(s):
- Astra (first appearance; an astrologer that costumes and arms his gang as zodiac signs)
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (last in Leading Comics #6)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory (next in Leading Comics #6)
Villain(s):
- An overweight gangster and other crooks (first appearance; steals a tin box with hundreds of dollars)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story probably takes place on or near Thanksgiving.
Credits:
| Story | Alfred Bester |
| Art | Stan Kaye |
| Lettering | Stan Kaye |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Location(s):
- Calico Corners (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- Genius Jones is driving his Answerman booth across country.
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Pierce Rice |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Nazis (first appearance; use a giant bird to kidnap scientists)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Irving Tirman |
| Lettering | Irving Tirman |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Guerilla (impersonates a teacher, Herr Krank)
Villain(s):
- Nazis
Location(s):
- Vilmy, France
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in the winter on the last day of school (probably December).