Adventure Comics
#90
(February-March 1944)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-12-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Sandman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Starman [Ted Knight] (inset)
- Reprints
-
in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #2 ([August] 2009) - in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
-
Five on a Merry-Go-Round
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Sleepy Time Crimes!
Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ? (signed as Simon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Linda Van Liggett; Mr. Crane; The Weasel (villain); Louie (villain)
- Synopsis
- Sandman must battle a villain who uses a special camera with a wide-angle lens that releases an odorless gas which renders its "subjects" unconscious, all as a pretext for use in robbing large stores and museums with special exhibitions.
- Reprints
- in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
-
The Candid Criminal!
The Shining Knight / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Land Beneath the Fog!
Starman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Starman [Ted Knight]; Barbara Mercer (scientist); Sir Bors [aka The Black]; Mantin the Magician (villain)
- Synopsis
- Starman enters into a land beneath the fog where a young girl is being held prisoner, and soon to be burnt at the stake, for being a witch.
- Reprints
- in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #2 ([August] 2009)
-
- Keywords
- The Gravity Rod
Indexer Notes
Inker credit by Craig Delich.
Little Clerk-- What Now?
Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
The Prisoner of the Castle!
Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Mike Gibbs
Indexer Notes
Writer credit, verified by Jerry Bails, plus inker credit added by Craig Delich.
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Sandman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Five on a Merry-Go-Round
Good Books Worth Reading -
3.
Sleepy Time Crimes!
Sandman -
4.
Here's Get Up and Go
Wheaties -
5.
Fish Are Such Liars!
Genius Jones -
6.
The Candid Criminal!
The Shining Knight -
7.
Land Beneath the Fog!
Starman -
8.
[no title indexed]
-
9.
Souvenir for the Enemy
-
10.
Little Clerk-- What Now?
Manhunter -
11.
["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
-
12.
The Prisoner of the Castle!
Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla -
13.
[no title indexed]
The Weather Man -
14.
[no title indexed]
Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia -
15.
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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