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ADVENTURE COMICS #88
Cover Date: October-November 1943
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby
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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 #18 and #19)
- Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in All-Star Comics #19)
Villain(s):
- Deadlight and Loggerhead (first appearance for both; robbers)
Other Character(s):
- Jerry (first appearance; a young boy who sails his grandfathers schooner model and inadvertently finds a group of crooks)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
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):
Villain(s):
- Nails Hannerschlag (first appearance; Chairman of the National Crooks Convention; attempts to kill Genius)
- Three fake Answermen (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Tough Town (first appearance; site of the Crooks Convention)
Comment(s):
- Both Batman and Robin and Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy lose out to Genius as most hated crime-fighter at the Convention!.
Credits:
| Art | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Lettering | Louis Cazeneuve |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (last in Leading Comics #8)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory (last in Leading Comics #8)
- Professor Moresby
Villain(s):
- Gunner Dunbar (first appearance; a gangboss who wants to steal advanced weapons meant for the war effort)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Emil Gershwin |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Starman (last in All-Star Comics #18; next in Starman Annual Vol. 2 #1/3)
Supporting Character(s):
- Doris Lee (next in Starman 80-Page Giant #1/3)
Villain(s):
- German spies (first appearance for all)
Story Reprinted in:
- Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
Credits:
| Pencils | Pierce Rice |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- deVries (first appearance; a mine owner who tries to scare Ballard off his land)
Other Character(s):
- John Ballard (first appearance; a prospector who accidentally discovered a Uranium vein)
Location(s):
- Alaska Territory
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Irving Tirman |
| Lettering | Irving Tirman |
| Associate editing | Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Nazis
Location(s):
- Brittany, France