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Adventure Comics 81

ADVENTURE COMICS #81

Cover Date: December 1942
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks: Joe Simon (signed)


Story: "A Drama in Dreams" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
PencilsJack Kirby
InksJoe Simon
LetteringHoward Ferguson
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (next in All-Star Comics #14/Young All-Stars #27)
Sandy, The Golden Boy (next in All-Star Comics #14/Young All-Stars #27)

Villain(s):

Actor and his gang(first appearance for all; impersonates Wes Dodds to get him to turn over gold mine stock)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Story Reprinted in:

100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-15 (March 1973)
The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2009)


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Second Story: "Starman's Lucky Star!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMort Meskin
InksGeorge Roussos
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Starman (next in Young All-Stars #3)

Supporting Character(s):

Doris Lee (last in issue #77)
Woodley Allen (between issues #77 and #85/4)

Other Character(s):

Ray Talbot (first appearance; a young astronomy prodigy who is cured of his blindness)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America #112 (July-August 1974)
Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)


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Third Story: "The Enigma of the Nonagenarian Natator!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlfred Bester
ArtStan Kaye
LetteringStan Kaye
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Genius Jones

Other Character(s):

Alfonzo Loof (first appearance; an elderly man who wants to swim to Europe (actually, California)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fourth Story: "The Adventure of the Queen's Jades!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLouis Cazeneuve
LetteringLouis Cazeneuve
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Shining Knight (next in DC Universe: Legacies #2/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Winged Victory
Professor Moresby

Villain(s):

Pineapple Kid and his gang (first appearance for all; an extortion gang)
Morton Middleton (first appearance; tries to steal the completed Queen's Jade)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fifth Story: "The Case of the Crying Cat!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsPierce Rice
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Manhunter

Other Character(s):

Magoo (first appearance; an animal trainer)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Sixth Story: "Time Out for Hitler!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlfred Bester
ArtBernard Baily
LetteringBernard Baily
Associate editingMort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Hourman (Rex Tyler; uses Miraclo Ray)

Supporting Character(s):

Thorndyke (wears a cape a mask and an Hourglass in this story)
Alexander Bannermain (last in issue #73; last appearance)

Villain(s):

Baron Glantz and his gang (first appearance for all; German spies)


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