Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Colors:
Story Notes
Starman now sports a large yellow star on the back of his cape, which was not evident in the story in issue #61.
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Menace of the Lethal Light (1)
Storyline
Starman must face the peril from a scientist who has invented a diminishing ray, which he promptly uses on the Astral Avenger, Dr. Selby, Doris and Chief Allen. In the final confrontation, the Light accidentally is bathed in the rays of the disintegration tube which reduces him to nothing!
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Colors: Luca Maresca
- Letters: Betty Bentley
Story Notes
Starman still sports a circle around his chest star. The story title is from the Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) reprint.
Featuring Some Fun
"You see, takin' a bath ain't so bad..."
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
Karakan the Cruel (1)
Credits
- Script: Howard Purcell
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
"Grand Canyon is not the deepest..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Win This Car!
Sabotage
"Sabotage! The blow in the dark struck by America's unseen enemies!.... The coward's way of fighting, sabotage! The saboteurs are brought to light by Steve Carson of the F.B.I.!....."
Characters
- Steve Carson (mainstream Universe)
- Major Gruen (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Jackie Flook
- Inks: Jackie Flook
Story Notes
A box beneath the final panel on the last page promotes the recurring feature: "Steve Carson ace of the F.B.I appears in every issue of Adventure Comics."
The Last of the Changs (1)
Credits
- Script: Jack Lehti
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
"I thought you sold me a water spaniel..."
The Spectre!
Story Notes
A promotional house advertisement for The Spectre feature in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series).
"Hey, fellers!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Mystery at Castle Manor (1)
Storyline
Hourman investigates the uncle of a young boy, who has inherited "Castle Manor", and discovers that this uncle is robbing the boy of huge sums of money.
Credits
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
The last panel is an illustrated promotional advertisement for The Spectre, by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, appearing in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series).
A Steeplechase Race (1)
Featuring Sport-Talk
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring All-American Comics
Mystery on Vacation (1)
"If you haven't read All-Star Comics no. 4..."
Story Notes
A promotional house advertisement for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #4 (March-April 1941).
Prince of Sarthon (1)
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
Remote Control
Credits
- Script: Stephen Young
- Pencils: Cliff Young
- Inks: Cliff Young
Superman Is on the Radio
Storyline
The ad promotes 17 stations in the United States and 27 in Canada airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors.
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Superman #10 but with additional U.S. stations and a return of the regular "Superman holding microphone" artwork.
Adventure Stamp Page
Story Notes
All advertisements.
The Purple Death Ray (1)
Storyline
Sandman must track down the killer of a former District Attorney and near death of a court Judge at the Astronitorium, by use of his Barium Z-Ray tube's purple ray, which brings death to its victims by causing purplish skin, open mouth and bulging eyes.
Credits
- Pencils: Creig Flessel
- Inks: Creig Flessel
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Loads of Energy
Story Notes
Back cover.