Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #87

Aug 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“I Hated the Sandman!”

In "I Hated the Sandman!", a 1943 Adventure Comics classic, Jack Kirby's dynamic storytelling and art—inked by Joe Simon—bring to life the tale of Silas Pettigrew, a man tormented by sleep and the Sandman he despises. When falsely accused of murder, Silas finds himself entangled in a mystery where the Sandman, far from a mere symbol, becomes an unexpected force in uncovering the truth. The cover by Kirby and Simon captures the eerie tension of a story where dreams and justice collide.

writer, artist Jack Kirby · inker Joe Simon · letterer Howard Ferguson · cover Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

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writer, artist Jack Kirby

inker Joe Simon

letterer Howard Ferguson

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Joe Simon

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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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