Adventure Comics #65

(August 1941)

The Mystery of the Undersea 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:

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 (April 2000)

Indexer Notes

Writer, background and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-15.

The Clinic of Forgotten Men (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

[Outlaws of the Sahara] (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 Black Ray] (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; 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 2008-2-15.

[The House Without Stairs] (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

[The Deserted City] (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 Sandman at Sea] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Norris

Inks:

Paul Norris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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 (November, 2004).