Adventure Comics #70

(January 1942)

Superman Krypto-Raygun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Superman Krypto-Raygun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Adventure of the Ring of Hijackers (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

The Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; Baron X (villain, introduction); Slich (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Astral Avenger takes on Baron X, who attempts to hijacks trains, trucks and ships loaded with munitions heading for Great Britain.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letterer and backgrounds credits added by Craig Delich.

Energy to Do Big Things (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Pirate Submarines] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Good Books for Christmas / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank

Letters

typeset

Editorial Advisory Board of the Superman DC Comics! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Magic Carpet] (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Bert Izzel; Lucky Atlas; Walsh (Atlas' chauffeur); Globe-O (villain); Dodo (villain)

Synopsis

Several dwarfs, fired because they had used a man's factories for unlawful purposes, seek to ruin the man by kidnapping one of his scientist employees and using his invention to power a flying carpet.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Jest Jokes / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We find the defendant guilty before the trial starts!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Treasure of the Galleon] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Expensive Security (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric Carter

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Ali Ben Hassam

Hot Metal Death! (Table of Contents: 12)

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 Body on the Doorstep] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Prize Comics / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

The Adventure of the Murderous Bookshop! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Paul Norris

Inks

Chad Grothkopf

Colors

?

Letters

Chad Grothkopf

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy (Sandy McGann); Mr. Conners (death); The Bookworm (villain, death); Butch (villain, death)

Synopsis

Sandman and Sandy come up against a villain who looks like a scholar but has the soul of a devil, and who is intent on getting his hands on a lost novel/manuscript penned by the late Edgar Allan Poe

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Paul Norris per Craig Delich, and inker credit verified by Grothkopf. Norris was told to draw the story "in a Bob Kane style." Writer identification by Jerry Bails.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)