Comic Title: Adventure Comics #82
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: November 25, 1942 Copyright Date November 21, 1942
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Santa Fronts for the Mob"
Pages: 10

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Simon

Reprinted In:
Limited Collectors' Edition C-43 (1976)
DC Universe Christmas TPB (2001)
Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Boy Commandos #1; next appearance in Adventure Comics #83)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #81; next appearance in Adventure Comics #83)

Villain(s)

• Slicky (a racketeer; also called Smoothe; no further appearances)
• Slicky's boss and other gang members (no further appearances)
• The kids of Suicide Slum (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• F.P. Miller (a department store tycoon; no further appearances)
• Mountain-Man Bearde (a wrestler; no further appearances)
• Peter Aloysius Vandergilt III (a young boy; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Gangsters hire a wrestler to portray a department store Santa Claus. Sandman suspects foul play and keeps tabs on them. The gangsters have their Santa deliver packages to rich families in their homes to gain entry, then they rob the house. Sandman stops them, but the crooks get away. Realizing their plans have been upset, the crooks rob the department store. Sandman again interferes with an assist from the wrestler.