Comic Title: Adventure Comics #88
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: August 20, 1943 Copyright Date August 17, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Cruise of the Crescent"
Pages: 10

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby

Reprinted In:
Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #87; next appearance in All-Star Comics #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #87; next appearance in Adventure Comics #89)

Villain(s)

• Three smugglers (Loggerhead named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jerry and his grandfather (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After hearing stories told by his grandfather, young Jerry takes a model ship to the docks and daydreams of an adventurous life at sea. In his dream, he encounters pirates. Jerry calls for help from the Sandman, who comes to his rescue.

Wes Dodds and Sandy happen to be passing by, and they hear Jerry talk in his sleep about the Sandman. When the boy wakes, he finds that his model ship was swept out to sea. Wes and Sandy change into their costumes and help the boy to recover it in a row boat.

When in the boat, Sandman is spotted by smugglers who think they are being pursued. The smugglers sink the row boat, but the Sandman and Sandy pursue them. Eventually the heroes apprehend the smugglers. Jerry returns home with the tale to tell his grandfather.