(March 1942)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Starman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Jack Burnley
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Starman; Starman (inset)
Reprints:

Case of the Magic Bloodstone (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]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Archibald Dalton; Smithers (death); Laura Dalton; Arab Avenger [Frisby](villain, introduction, Dalton's butler); Dervishes of Death (villains, introduction)
Synopsis:
Starman becomes involved in a case involving the mysterious deaths of several members of an expedition in the Arabian Desert who had taken an accursed bloodstone from an ancient temple.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-24.


The Adventure of the Stolen Armor (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]

[The Bullet-Proof Tigers] (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

[Dr. Glisten] (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 Hour-Man [Rex Tyler]; Captain Frank Preston; Janet Kirby; Mr. Bannerman; Dr. Glisten (villain, introduction); Wayne Carson (villain)
Synopsis:
When a U.S. submarine officer is kidnapped, the Hourman discovers it's all due to the evil Dr. Glisten, who uses a strange glow to hypnotize his victims, then uses them to operate private submarines to plunder shipping and blame it on enemy submarines.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-24. Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn.


[The Fish-Men] (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 2008-2-24.


The Riddle of the Slave Market (Table of Contents)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Joe Simon ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Ferguson

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Nick Firelli; Pete Bragg (villain)
Synopsis:
Sandman finds himself just another slave being offered to the highest bidder after trying to investigate claims that a modern slave market has been put into operation by a Pete Bragg.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

First Simon and Kirby story. Sandy's last name changed to Hawkins from McGann.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Case of the Magic Bloodstone
    Starman
  2. 2. The Adventure of the Stolen Armor
    The Shining Knight
  3. 3. [The Bullet-Proof Tigers]
    Steve Conrad, Adventurer
  4. 4. [Dr. Glisten]
    The Hourman
  5. 5. [The Fish-Men]
    Paul Kirk, Manhunter
  6. 6. The Riddle of the Slave Market
    The Sandman
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  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
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