Adventure Comics (1938 series) (DC) #88

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Volume:: ?
Price:: 0.10 USD
Pages:: 60
Indicia frequency:: ?
Indicia Publisher:: ?
Brand:: ?

Editing:: Whitney Ellsworth

Format:: Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Sandman, The	The Sandman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	The Sandman; Sandy; Starman (inset)	The Sandman; Sandy; Starman (inset)
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	In Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2009 series) #nn in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)	In Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2009 series) #nn in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)
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Sequence 1

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Cruise of the Crescent	The Cruise of the Crescent
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Sandman, The	The Sandman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Jack Kirby (signed)	Jack Kirby (signed)
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby (signed)	Jack Kirby (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	? (signed as Joe Simon)	? (signed as Joe Simon)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Howard Ferguson	Howard Ferguson
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	10	10
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Gramp; Jerry; Peg-Leg; Loggerhead (villain)	The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Gramp; Jerry; Peg-Leg; Loggerhead (villain)
Synopsis	Young Jerry borrows his grandfather's model boat, "The Crescent", and takes it down to the docks to sail it. But when Jerry daydreams about the Sandman and pirates, the boat slips away and the real Sandman and Sandy appear to not only rescue the ship, but also to round up a group of criminals who are smuggling in Brazilian diamonds.	Young Jerry borrows his grandfather's model boat, "The Crescent", and takes it down to the docks to sail it. But when Jerry daydreams about the Sandman and pirates, the boat slips away and the real Sandman and Sandy appear to not only rescue the ship, but also to round up a group of criminals who are smuggling in Brazilian diamonds.
Reprint Notes	in Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2009 series) #nn	in Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2009 series) #nn
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2. Death of Genius Jones (Genius Jones) comic story, 6p

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3. Prisoners of Peril (Shining Knight) comic story, 9p

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The Enigma of the Vanishing House!	The Enigma of the Vanishing House!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Starman	Starman
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Gardner F. Fox	Gardner F. Fox
No Script
Pencils	Emil Gershwin	Emil Gershwin
No Pencils
Inks	Emil Gershwin	Emil Gershwin
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Howard Ferguson	Howard Ferguson
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Starman [Ted Knight]; Macklin; Hans (villain)	Starman [Ted Knight]; Macklin; Hans (villain)
Synopsis	Starman aids the FBI in discovering the purpose of a pipe used by the Germans to refuel enemy submarines off the coast.	Starman aids the FBI in discovering the purpose of a pipe used by the Germans to refuel enemy submarines off the coast.
Reprint Notes	in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)	in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)
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5. Loaded For Bear (Manhunter) comic story, 9p

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6. Bombs Over Brittany ("Mike Gibbs, Guerilla") comic story, 8p

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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Anonymous User	Editing	2011-07-30 14:45:41	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	This is an automatically generated changeset for moving ", The" to the beginning of the feature.	2011-07-30 14:45:41	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	Automatically approved move of leading article in feature.	2011-07-30 14:47:27	Under Review	Approved

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