Adventure Comics #71

(February 1942)

The Invaders from the Future (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; Police Captain Ryan; Professor Juniper Grimm; The Unknown (The Light in disguise, villain); Slugger (villain)

Synopsis:

A kindly professor creates a steel time-sphere, which is stolen and used by a gang of crooks to travel into the future, who then unleash flaming thunderbolts and giants in bullet-proof suits to terrorize the citizens of today.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

The Stronghold of Savarr (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

[Jungle Search] (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 Stars Look Down on Murder (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ken Fitch?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Baily (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bernard Baily

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Dr. Destiny; Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Henry Marshall (death); Darius Carter; Mr. Stone (villain)

Synopsis:

An astrologist is fired from radio station WHON for poor ratings, but he swears revenge against the station owner and the Board Of Directors of the Century Syndicate, which operates the station.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23. This story features the first appearance of Jimmy Martin in his specially made Hourman costume, plus the first appearance of the Miraclo Ray device, which allows Hourman to absorb Miraclo externally rather than internally with a pill.

[Crime Strikes at Home] (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 added by Craig Delich 2008-2-23.

Adventure of the Road of No Return (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Paul Norris

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy McGann]; Satan (villain, death)

Synopsis:

While traveling, Wes and Sandy stop for the night at an inn, but are intrigued by a story told by the inn-keeper. In it, he mentions that the road near the inn has been traveled by many people over the last twenty years, but no one has ever returned from their journey on it, including his son.

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Paul Norris per Craig Delich (November, 2004), inker credit confirmed by Grothkopf and writer identified by Jerry Bails. Norris was told to draw the story "in a Bob Kane style".