Adventure Comics #86

(June-July 1943)

The Boy Who Was Too Big For His Breeches (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

? [as Joe Simon] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Bobby Beecham; Little Joe Grolich (villain); Firetop Fink (villain); Croker (villain)

Synopsis:

A young boy, who continually complains to his parents that he doesn't have long pants to wear to school, meets up with the Sandman and Sandy, helping them round up four dangerous crooks. His reward: the long pants he always desired!

Reprints:

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

The Battle of the Mental Marvels (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

Twist in Time (Table of Contents)

Shining Knight / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; T.O. Morrow (only appearance).

The Moonman's Muggs! (Table of Contents)

Starman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Garner F. Fox

Pencils:

Emil Gershwin

Inks:

Emil Gershwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Starman [Ted Knight]; The Moonman [Dennis Towns] (villain)

Synopsis:

After losing all his money trying to break land speed records, Dennis Towns decides to fly off into space and to the Moon as a blind to cover for a series of robberies on Earth.

Reprints:

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

Catalogue of Crime (Table of Contents)

Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

The Art of War (Table of Contents)

Mike Gibbs, Guerilla / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson

Pencils:

Irving Tirman

Inks:

Irving Tirman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Mike Gibbs

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits, confirmed by Jerry Bails, added by Craig Delich 2009-12-16.