Adventure Comics #62

(May 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Menace of the Lethal Light] (Table of Contents: 2)

Starman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (sourced) (backgrounds)

Colors

Raymond Perry

Letters

Betty Bentley (sourced)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Dr. Selby; The Light (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Starman must face the peril from a scientist who has invented a diminishing ray, which he promptly uses on the Astral Avenger, Dr. Selby, Doris and Chief Allen. In the final confrontation, the Light accidentally is bathed in the rays of the disintegration tube which reduces him to nothing!

Reprints

• in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([July] 2000)

Indexer Notes

Starman still sports a circle around his chest star.

The story title is from the Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) reprint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Some Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You see, takin' a bath ain't so bad...

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Spencer Fireworks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Karakan the Cruel] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mark Lansing / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Purcell (sourced)

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Mark Lansing; Karakan (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Oddities / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Grand Canyon is not the deepest...

Feature Logo

Oddities!

Genre

non-fiction

Win This Car! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Boys & Girls Club Contest [Junior Auto Club] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Sabotage (Table of Contents: 8)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Steve Carson

[The Last of the Changs] (Table of Contents: 9)

Steve Conrad / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Lehti

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Steve Conrad Adventurer

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Conrad

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I thought you sold me a water spaniel...

Genre

humor

The Spectre! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, fellers!

Genre

humor; children

[Mystery at Castle Manor] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily (signed) (sourced)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Tommy; Thunder (a dog); Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Uncle Perry (villain); Henry (villain)

Synopsis

Hourman investigates the uncle of a young boy, who has inherited "Castle Manor", and discovers that this uncle is robbing the boy of huge sums of money.

Indexer Notes

The last panel is an illustrated promotional advertisement for The Spectre, by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, appearing in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series).

[A Steeplechase Race] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sport-Talk / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Mystery on Vacation] (Table of Contents: 16)

Paul Kirk, Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Moore

Pencils

Ed Moore

Inks

Ed Moore

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Moore (sourced)

Genre

superhero; adventure

Characters

Paul Kirk

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Prince of Sarthon] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cotton Carver; Deela (guest star)

Remote Control (Table of Contents: 19)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Stephen Young (house name)

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Superman Is on the Radio (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman Radio Show / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Adventure Stamp Page (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Beaman Stamps / Beamann Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Bookman Stamps; Brown Stamps; Brownie Stamps; Cochecos Stamps; Dominion Stamps; Ensign Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Garcelon Stamps; Highland Stamps; Huber Stamps; John J. Gunther Stamps; Kenwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Mortimer Ellis Stamps; Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps; Tatham Stamps and Coins; Wabash Stamps; Williams Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Queer Sport Quirks / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lou Paige (signed)

Inks

Lou Paige (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rochester, N.Y. - Friday the 13 was a lucky day...

Genre

non-fiction; sports

[The Purple Death Ray] (Table of Contents: 23)

Sandman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; D.A. Dolles (death); Jane Dolles; Judge Walsh; Dr. Serge Normankoff; Norkut (villain)

Synopsis

Sandman must track down the killer of a former District Attorney and near death of a court Judge at the Astronitorium, by use of his Barium Z-Ray tube's purple ray, which brings death to its victims by causing purplish skin, open mouth and bulging eyes.

The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Loads of Energy (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)