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Issue Details

Issue #99
Published August 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details

Characters The Sandman; Sandy; Starman (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Pen Shumaker
Inks Pen Shumaker
Letters typeset
Notes Art credits revised from Gil Kane to Pen Shumaker per art identifications made by Jerry Bails 2000-2-9, and confirmed to John Fallon by Gil Kane.
Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)

10 page The Sandman story "He Doodled It"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; The Sparrow (villain); Phoney Phil (villain); Slippy (villain)
Synopsis Innocent doodles left behind in a phone booth used by Wes Dodds tips off the Sandman and Sandy to two rival gangs: one involved in robbery, the other in counterfeiting.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Pen Shumaker
Inks Pen Shumaker
Notes Art identifications made by Jerry Bails 2000-2-9, and confirmed to John Fallon by Gil Kane.

9 page Shining Knight story "New Shoes For Victory"

Characters The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve

8 page Starman story "My Fortune For a Star"

Characters Starman [Ted Knight]; Jonathan Warner; Mr. Helgisdorf; Gladys Gale; Hummer Jones (villain); the Purple Mob (villains)
Synopsis Starman becomes involved in a situation where a man discovers a new star, and that man, needing a great amount of money, is willing to let the top bidder have the honor of having that star named for him!
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Emil Gershwin
Inks Emil Gershwin
Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives, The (DC, 2000 series) #2 (2009)

6 page Genius Jones story "Mechanical Murder"

Characters Genius Jones
Genre teen
Script Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils Stan Kaye
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Writer id by Craig Delich in August, 2005.

8 page Mike Gibbs, Guerilla story "Compliments of Honorable Mikado"

Characters Mike Gibbs
Genre war
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Maurice Del Bourgo
Inks Maurice Del Bourgo
Notes Writer/art credits verified by Jerry Bails.