Comic Title: Adventure Comics #83
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: December 23, 1942 Copyright Date December 19, 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: "The Lady and the Champ"
Pages: 10

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Simon

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

Feature Character(s)

• Sandman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #82; next appearance in All-Star Comics #15)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #82; next appearance in All-Star Comics #15)

Villain(s)

• Candy Kid Kohler (Maddox's manager; no further appearances)
• Muggsy and Topper (Kohler's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jimmy Maddox and Valerie Lee (a boxer and a broadcaster; no further appearances)
• Tiger Toliver, Sledge-Hammer Slattery, and Tornado Tomkins (boxers; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Boxer Jimmy Maddox falls in love with broadcaster Valerie Lee. With his mind preoccupied on his romantic interests, Maddox is loses a fight. He is in danger of losing a second, but the Sandman speaks to Valerie and gets her to inspire Maddox to victory.

Maddox is then matched against the champ, Tornado Tomkins. His manager Candy Kid Kohler has bet against his fighter and attempted to drug him. The Sandman switches pills, so Maddox is able to win the fight. When Kohler tries again, the Sandman knocks him out and turns him over to the police. After winning the championship, Maddox weds Lee.