Adventure Comics #102

(February-March 1946)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

E Is for Elephant (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Dream of Peter Green! (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Marvin Stein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Peter Green; Webb (villain); Ratsy (villain)

Synopsis

Fed up with crowded city conditions, Peter Green dreams of a new recreation center for the kids in the city to use, but it's the Sandman who must battle a crooked building contractor using inferior materials to build it.

Reprints

• in The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jerry Bails.

Final Golden Age Sandman story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Meteor Mob! (Table of Contents: 5)

Starman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Emil Gershwin

Inks

Emil Gershwin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Starman [Ted Knight]; Shiver (villain); Shiver's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The Stellar Crime-Crusher faces a gang of crooks who use man-made meteors to conveniently land on a bank or jewelry store, making it easy pickings for them.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Gravity Rod

Indexer Notes

Oddity: Artist Gershwin mistakenly pictures Starman's Gravity Rod holster on the left hip rather than the right in panel 1 on page 6.

Final Golden Age Starman story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

King "Artie's" Crime Court! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Real Fact Comics; Animal Antics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jasper / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm! That should be some show!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fleers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Invisible Alibi (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

V. V. Dredaine (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

drama

The Eighth Day of the Week! (Table of Contents: 12)

Genius Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Genius Jones

Indexer Notes

Writer id added by Craig Delich.

Series continues in More Fun Comics #108.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Pretty Kitty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah! Food!!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Honorable Information, Please! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Maurice Del Bourgo

Inks

Maurice Del Bourgo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

Mike Gibbs

Indexer Notes

Inker id added by Craig Delich. Credits verified by Jerry Bails.

Final story in series.

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Vest Pocket" Power (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)