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ADVENTURE COMICS #87
Cover Date: August-September 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 (between All-Star Comics #17 and #18)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy
Villain(s):
- Mickey the Mope and Tennessee Tommy (first appearance for both; robbers)
Other Character(s):
- Silas Pettigrew (first appearance; keeps falling asleep and is framed for a murder; see Comments)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- Silas may be suffering from the "Sleeping Sickness" shown in Sandman Vol. 2 #1.
Story Reprinted in:
- World's Finest Comics #226 (November-December 1974)
- The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)
Credits:
| Art | Stan Kaye |
| Lettering | Stan Kaye |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Phineas Clam (first appearance; a ghost who wants to open up a dude ranch; disappears)
Location(s):
- Gilt Gulch (first appearance; a small town in the American Southwest)
Comment(s):
- Genius is taking another trip across the country.
Credits:
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (between Leading Comics #7 and #8)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory (between Leading Comics #7 and #8)
- Professor Moresby (last in Leading Comics #5)
Villain(s):
- Slippery Gus (first appearance; a criminal who uses taxidermy to escape from jail)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Emil Gershwin |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (between All-Star Comics #17 and #18)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Art School Thieves (first appearance for all; uses paintings for a cover to burgle without being caught)
Other Character(s):
- Axel Elgren (first appearance; a poor artist)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Pierce Rice |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Trader Juan (first appearance; a trader working for the Nazis; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Hoodan (Wellswoolf; possessed by evil curse and becomes a large powerful crazy man; dies)
Location(s):
- Brazil
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Irving Tirman |
| Lettering | Irving Tirman |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Captain Hwart (working for the Dutch Underground)
Villain(s):
- Nazis
Location(s):
- Holland