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Issue: Adventure Comics #87
Publication Date: August 1943
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Issues: #87 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/19/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Sandman; Sandy; Starman (inset)
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #2 published August 2009
In Issue: FlagThe Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] published October 2009
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Pages: 0.33
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When the Typhoon Blows

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Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
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I Hated the Sandman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Silas Pettigrew; Mickey the Mope (villain); Tennessee Tommy (villain)
Synopsis: Silas Pettigrew hated sleep because he couldn't stay awake, and he hated the Sandman because he was a symbol of sleep. But when Silas is falsely accused of murdering a Policeman, the Sandman steps into the picture, and, with the accidental help of Pettigrew, puts the criminals behind bars and restores a normal existence to Silas.
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In Issue: FlagThe Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #[nn] published October 2009
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #226 published November 1974
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Pages: 10
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The West Goes Ghost!

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Genius Jones
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First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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The Troubles of a Taxidermist!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
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Crime Paints a Picture!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Axel Elgren; Crabby Dan McGraw (villain)
Synopsis: Starman begins to wonder why an art studio hires the worst artist ever, who then proceeds to make sales of his paintings. Then the Astral Avenger discovers why: stolen jewels are hidden within the paintings!
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #2 published August 2009
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Pages: 9
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Voice in the Night

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The Man from Yesterday!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jack Potts
First Line: Bum business today...
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You Never Can Beat the Dutch!

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Feature(s): Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla
Character(s): Mike Gibbs
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Feature(s): Publishers Art Service
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Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!

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Character(s): Monster Man
First Line: This Monster Man is very dangerous, so remember--
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