Adventure Comics #63

(June 1941)

The Adventure of the Earthquake Terror (Table of Contents)

Starman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks:

Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors:

Raymond Perry

Letters:

Betty Bentley

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; Professor Moro; Captain Vurm (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Starman faces the threat from a madman who has created a long distance shock machine that can emulate earthquakes, thus spreading panic in the United States, destroying vital defenses and preparing the way for a surprise invasion.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 (April 2000)

Indexer Notes

Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-10.

[Plots and Counter-Plots on Embassy Row] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Steve Carson

[Pyramid Sacrifice] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Steve Conrad

The Rich Robbers (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Charles (night watchman); Arthur Richley (villain); Conwealth (villain); Farrendale (villain); Kip (villain)

Synopsis:

The members of a sports club turn criminal and break into the Bannerman Laboratories, knocking out the night watchman, and who steal the supply of Miraclo from Rex Tyler's area. Hourman must try to clean his name for the robbery as well as face one of the men who gains strength from taking one of the Miraclo pills!

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-10.

[The Parking-Ticket Murder] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ed Moore

Pencils:

Ed Moore

Inks:

Ed Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Moore

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Paul Kirk

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit addded by Craig Delich 2010-1-11.

[The Deadly Love Charm] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Lehti

Inks:

Jack Lehti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cotton Carver; Guest Star: Deela

The Voodoo Sorcerer (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Fay Descaules; Bill Summers; Hector Garnet (death); Witch Doctor; Pete (villain, Bill Summer's valet)

Synopsis:

The murder of a man by a voodoo dancer's leopard tail leads the Sandman into a case full of intrigue wherein the dancer is blamed for the murder, but is actually the fall girl for someone bent on revenge.