Comic Title: Adventure Comics #51
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: May 9, 1940 Copyright Date May 8, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
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: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Pawn Broker)
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Creig Flessel

Reprinted In:
Justice League of America #99 (1972)
Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told HC (1990)
Golden Age Sandman Archives Vol. 1 HC (2004)
DC's Greatest Detective Stories Ever Told TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #50; next appearance in All-Star Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Dian Belmont (last appearance in Adventure Comics #50; next appearance in All-Star Comics #3)
• D.A. Belmont (last appearance in Adventure Comics #50; next appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#2))

Villain(s)

• Mad Maddon (an escaped felon; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Flip Benson and his henchman (no further appearances)
• Frank Fencet (a pawnbroker; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jack Wilshaw, O’Reilly, and Mr. and Mrs. Van Leew (no further appearances)
• Wesley's butler (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Sandman tracks down the Van Leew emeralds which have been stolen by escaped felon Mad Maddon. Another hood, Flip Benson, leads Sandman to the jewels which have been hidden in the safe of his alter ego, Wes Dodds. Sandman removes the jewels and when Benson and Maddon return for them, Benson kills Maddon. Sandman then tracks down Benson and his gang, returning the emeralds to their rightful owners.