Cover: Jack Kirby & Pen Shumaker

Adventure Comics #95

Dec 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Riddle of the Rembrandt!”

In "The Riddle of the Rembrandt!", Wes and Sandy stumble upon a forged masterpiece at a museum, setting off a mystery that follows a trail of artful deception. When the fake Rembrandt is stolen from the Dodd residence, the Sandman uncovers a scheme involving a criminal artist enhancing real paintings—only to sell them as fakes and profit from the fraud. Gil Kane handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Jack Kirby and Pen Shumaker bring the cover to life.

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artist, inker Gil Kane · cover Jack Kirby, Pen Shumaker

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artist, inker Gil Kane

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Pen Shumaker

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Wes and Sandy, while visiting a museum, discover a fake Rembrandt hanging on the wall, so Wes offers to buy the piece from the curator. When this piece is stolen from the Dodd's residence, the Sandman discovers that a criminal artist has been hired to touch-up real Rembrandts, then buy them as fakes, thus benefiting the felon behind the scenes.

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