Adventure Comics #72

(March 1942)

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:

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

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:

• in Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #7 (March-April 1973)
• in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #114 ([Circa August 1976])

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:

• in The Sandman By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([August] 2009)

Indexer Notes

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