Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1943-02-20
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #85 Edit Cover
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The Amazing Dreams of Gentleman Jack
(Table of Contents)

Sandman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Sandman; Sandy; Gentleman Jack Jarvis; Starman (inset)
Reprints (3)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Fisherman Four
(Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack
(Table of Contents: 3)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks:
Joe Simon ? (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; "Gentleman Jack" Jarvis (villain); Gus (villain)
Synopsis:
Hounded by dreams of the Sandman, when Gentleman Jack Jarvis is released from prison he swears that he will one day live in a suite of cells, come and go as he pleases with guards waiting on him hand and foot...but the Sandman will suffer in a solitary cell and made to die slowly!
Reprints (5)

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

comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Meat on the table!
Characters:
Daniel Boome

Indexer Notes

Not Daniel Boone!

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bait? You mean you're supposed to put those awful worms...

Hey! What Goes on Here?!?
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Constellations of Crime!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Starman / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Astra (villain)
Synopsis:
Starman faces the threat of a cunning astrologist whose gang commits their crimes under various signs of the zodiac.
Reprints (1)

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There - Just a few more minutes work!

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

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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

Life's Little Laffs / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Pencils:
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inks:
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm awfully tired this morning, dear...

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Heads! I'm captain today!

World's Finest Value!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Scrap for Scrap!
(Table of Contents: 13)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

Vasco Da Gama
(Table of Contents: 14)

Stamps / text article / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Baby Carriage for Sale

Fast As a Bullet!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Prize Comics; Headline Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page

Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Genius Jones / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:teen
Characters:
Genius Jones

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Mystery of the Monster Bird!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Manhunter / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero; detective-mystery
Characters:
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

The Honorable Sword
(Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Tom Wing (house name)
Letters:
typeset

The School for Heroes!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Mike Gibbs

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed by Jerry Bails. Howard Ferguson letterer credit removed by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page

Energy to Battle Odds
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Amazing Dreams of Gentleman Jack
    Sandman
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. Fisherman Four
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack
    Sandman
  5. ["Meat on the table!"]
  6. ["Bait? You mean you're supposed to put those awful worms..."]
    Gags
  7. Hey! What Goes on Here?!?
    Leading Comics
  8. The Constellations of Crime!
    Starman
  9. ["There - Just a few more minutes work!"]
    Clancy the Cop
  10. ["The Justice Society goes into action again..."]
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  11. ["I'm awfully tired this morning, dear..."]
    Life's Little Laffs
  12. ["Heads! I'm captain today!"]
    Laffs
  13. World's Finest Value!
    World's Finest Comics
  14. The Scrap for Scrap!
    The Shining Knight
  15. Vasco Da Gama
    Stamps
  16. ["Baby Carriage for Sale"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  17. Fast As a Bullet!
    Prize Comics; Headline Comics
  18. Way Down Yonder in the Corn Field!
    Genius Jones
  19. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  20. The Mystery of the Monster Bird!
    Manhunter
  21. The Honorable Sword
  22. The School for Heroes!
    Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla
  23. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  24. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Science Simplified
  25. Energy to Battle Odds
    Baby Ruth
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  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
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  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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