Adventure Comics #83

(February 1943)

The Lady and the Champ (Table of Contents)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Joe Simon ? (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Jimmy Maddox; Valerie Lee; Candy Kid Kohler (villain); Topper (villain); Muggsey (villain); Tiger Toliver; Sledgehammer Slattery; Tornado Tomkins

Synopsis:

Fighter Jimmy Maddox's fight manager decides to double cross his boxer when he meets the champ in the ring, but the Sandman's advice to Maddox's sweetheart saves the day.

Reprints:

• in The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([August] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Final 2/3 page is a Boy Commandos ad in story form that portrays Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tojo reading a copy of Detective Comics, and Hitler deciding to order a year's subscription.

Wish Upon a Star! (Table of Contents)

Starman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Emil Gershwin

Inks:

Emil Gershwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Red; Whitey Walsh; Freckles; Charley French; Fred Martini; Rooley Royce (villain)

Synopsis:

Against all odds, Starman helps make the wishes of three young boys at the Perry Preparatory School come true.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #2 ([June] 2009)

Indexer Notes

French's first name is spelled both as Charley and Charlie in the story.

Checkmate to Chivalry (Table of Contents)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

The Case of the Haunted Opera (Table of Contents)

Genius Jones / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alfred Bester

Pencils:

Stan Kaye

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Genius Jones

Justice Was Taken For a Joy Ride (Table of Contents)

Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

The Riddles in Rhyme (Table of Contents)

Hourman and Thorndyke / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Bester

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Thorndyke Thompkins; The Jingle Mob (villains)

Synopsis:

Crooks pattern their crimes after an old nursery rhyme, planning to use the resulting publicity to convince the underworld that they can commit a crime any time, any place, thus giving them more business than before.

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Ken Fitch ? to ? and letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-22. New writer credit of Bester by Martin O'Hearn. In the story, Thorndyke wears a partial Hourman costume (red cape with yellow trim and hourglass about neck).