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Adventure Comics #87

DC · Series began 1938 · August-September 1943

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Dates

Cover date: August-September 1943
On sale: June 19, 1943
Pages: 60

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Stan Kaye, Louis Cazeneuve, Emil Gershwin, Pierce Rice, Irving Tirman, C. C. Beckscript: Josette Frank, Jack Kirby, Gardner Fox, Norman Goss, Joe Samachson, Rod Reedletters: Howard Fergusoninks: Stan Kaye, Louis Cazeneuve, Emil Gershwin, Irving Tirman, C. C. Beck

Stories

When the Typhoon Blows · Good Books Worth Reading · 0.67 pages
I Hated the Sandman! · 10 pages
Silas Pettigrew hated sleep because he couldn't stay awake, and he hated the Sandman because he was a symbol of sleep. But when Silas is falsely accused of murdering a Policeman, the Sandman steps into the picture, and, with the accidental help of Pettigrew, puts the criminals behind bars and restores a normal existence to Silas.
The West Goes Ghost! · 6 pages
The Troubles of a Taxidermist! · 9 pages
Crime Paints a Picture! · 9 pages
Starman begins to wonder why an art studio hires the worst artist ever, who then proceeds to make sales of his paintings. Then the Astral Avenger discovers why: stolen jewels are hidden within the paintings!
Voice in the Night · 1 pages
The Man from Yesterday! · 9 pages
Jack Potts · 1 pages
You Never Can Beat the Dutch! · Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

Silas Pettigrew hated sleep because he couldn't stay awake, and he hated the Sandman because he was a symbol of sleep. When falsely accused of murder, Silas needs the help of the Sandman!

Reprinted in

World's Finest Comics (1941), Golden Age Starman Archives (2000), The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)