Adventure Comics #65

(August 1941)

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

Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of the Undersea Terror! (Table of Contents: 2)

Starman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed)

Inks

Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)

Colors

Raymond Perry

Letters

Betty Bentley

Genre

superhero

Characters

Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; The Light (villain); the League of the Octopus (villains)

Synopsis

When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus...and the man behind them: the Light!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Writer, background and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

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

Funnies / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now we look like an established firm!

Genre

humor

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

Curios / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There is an intersection where four states meet...

Genre

non-fiction

The Clinic of Forgotten Men! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Inks

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; crime

Characters

Steve Carson

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

True-isms / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

About 22% of the land surface...

Genre

non-fiction

A Peach of a Pair! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Quiz.. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

1. What metal is extracted from the sea for commercial use?

Genre

non-fiction

[Outlaws of the Sahara] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jack Lehti

Pencils

Jack Lehti

Inks

Jack Lehti

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Conrad

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

It's a Fact / 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

The word mush...

Genre

non-fiction

Hear Superman on the Radio! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A parachute ensemble...

Genre

non-fiction

[The Black Ray] (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)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Dr. Darrk (villain); Butch (villain); Giganto (villain, a robot, death)

Synopsis

An evil inventor creates a nefarious black ray ring, which is used to rob a jewelry store, fetching the villain cash needed for his work, including a giant robot named Giganto, which Hourman must overcome or die.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Good Movies and Books / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Reviews of the movie Night Train and the book The Kid from Tompkinsville.

[The House Without Stairs] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Ed Moore

Pencils

Ed Moore

Inks

Ed Moore

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Moore

Genre

superhero

Characters

Paul Kirk

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

It's So! / 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

A spinach shortage is expected...

Genre

non-fiction

The Justice Society of America Presents All Star Comics No. 6! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Deserted City] (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; Guest Star: Deela

Not in the Evidence (Table of Contents: 19)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Clem Gordon (house name)

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff) (illustrations)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed as Cliff) (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

It's So! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The cactus associated with the deserts of this country...

Genre

non-fiction

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

Laffies / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I got a salary raise!

Genre

humor

[The Sandman at Sea] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Norris

Inks

Paul Norris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Elbert Hudson; un-named son of Elbert Hudson

Synopsis

Sandman not only has to save a young man at sea from foreign agents, but also his scientist-father, who has discovered a way to extract magnesium from the ocean.

Reprints

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973)

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Paul Norris per Craig Delich.

At the Top of the Field! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

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

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bike Tires Built Like Planes (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

United States Rubber Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)