Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #7
Publisher: DC (World's Best Comics Company)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1942
On Sale Date: July 31, 1942 Newsstand Date July 31, 1942
Source: House Ad, Superman #18, Page 45

Copyright Date July 28, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 96
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "A Modern Arabian Nightmare"
Pages: 10

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

Writer/Inker: Joe Simon
Penciller: Jack Kirby

Reprinted In:
Flashback #28 (1975)
Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #78; next appearance in All-Star Comics #13)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #78; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #51)

Villain(s)

• Ryle and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Morgan Peale (an antiquities collector; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Julius Calter (misspelled Colter once in this story; an antiquities dealer; no further appearances)
• Janos Mura (Calter’s rival; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story includes a diagram of the Sandman’s wirepoon gun.

Synopsis:
Sandman’s friend Morgan Peale is killed after purchasing the cursed idol Gori. Sandman meets the salesman and two other interested buyers after Peale’s death.

One of the buyers, Ryle takes possession of the idol and is gassed in his house that evening. Sandman stops crooks from killing him and follows them back to a warehouse. The other buyer, Janos Mura is there, but he has been set up by Ryle. Sandman sees through the deception and captures Ryle for the murder of Peale.