Comic Title: Adventure Comics #86
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: April 23, 1943 Copyright Date April 20, 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 Boy Who Was Too Big for His Breeches"
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 Detective Comics #76; next appearance in All-Star Comics #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Sandy the Golden Boy (last appearance in Detective Comics #76; next appearance in Adventure Comics #87)

Villain(s)

• Little Joe Grolich and his men (Firetop Fink and Croker named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Bobby Beecham, his parents, and his sister (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Sandman battles Little Joe Grolich and his gang. The boss flees the scene and takes refuge through an open window leading to the bedroom of young Bobby Beecham. Being of short stature, Grolich is able to put on Bobby's clothes. When he leaves the house, the Sandman mistakes him for a youngster.

Bobby awakens to find Grolich's clothing. He dreamed of new clothes delivered by the Sandman and believes that his dream came true. He puts on the clothes and goes outside, where the Sandman thinks he is the crook.

In the ensuing confusion Grolich kidnaps Bobby. The boy feels it is his fault that the crook is escaping, so he causes their car to crash. Bobby returns home in shredded clothing, while the Sandman finishes off Grolich. Bobby's father is angry and prepares to give his son a beating. The Sandman then arrives with a new set of clothes for Bobby. The boy's father is proud to learn that his son helped stop the crooks.