Comic Title: Adventure Comics #45
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: November 9, 1939 Copyright Date November 3, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (The Golden Gusher)
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Sandman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Creig Flessel

Reprinted In:
Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1 HC (2004)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #44; next appearance in Adventure Comics #46)

Villain(s)

• Gloria Gordon (a nightclub singer; no further appearances)
• John Rendle (Gloria's husband; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Doug Nye (an insurance agent; no further appearances)
• Charley Jones (Gloria's manager; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of The Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
The Sandman learns that night club singer Gloria Gordon, also known as the Golden Gusher, intends to have herself kidnapped as part of an insurance scam. Sandman preempts her plan by kidnapping her himself. Then as Wesley, he contacts insurance agent Doug Nye to warn him about the plot. Sandman then releases Gloria, but her husband claims that she hasn't been returned. Sandman tracks them both down and exposes the insurance scam to police.