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Adventure Comics 99

ADVENTURE COMICS #99

Cover Date: August-September 1945
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Pen Shumaker


Story: "He Doodled It!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtPen Shumaker
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Sandman (last in All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1/2)
Sandy, The Golden Boy

Villain(s):

Phony Phil and his gang (first appearance for all; a counterfeiters)
Slippy and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Second Story: "New Shoes For Victory!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtLouis Cazeneuve
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Shining Knight (last in issue #443/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Winged Victory

Villain(s):

Titus Farrell and his gang (first appearance for all; gets his thugs to steal jewel-encrusted chessmen)

Comment(s):

The caption at the beginning of the story states that shoeing Winged Victory is an "annual" event, but horses' hooves should be trimmed or reshod every month to six weeks. Possibly, due to the wartime shortage of materials, new shoes could only be purchased once a year.


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Third Story: "My Fortune For A Star!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtEmil Gershwin
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Starman

Villain(s):

Purple Mob (first appearance for all)

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)


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Fourth Story: "Mechanical Murder!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWhitney Ellsworth
ArtStan Kaye
LetteringStan Kaye
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Genius Jones


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Fifth Story: "Compliments of Honorable Mikado!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtMaurice Del Bourgo
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Guerilla

Villain(s):

Japanese soldiers

Location(s):

Shimizu Island, South Pacific

Comment(s):

Guerilla leaves a Lincoln penny as his calling card.


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