Adventure Comics, #63

Published: June 1941

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Adventure Comics #63

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1.000 pages superhero
Credits
Story Notes

Last cover featuring Starman having a circle around his chest star (also in the story). The cover appears to illustrate the story in the previous issue, #62, in which Starman was shrunk to miniature size and fought a villain called The Light, who was drawn in the same likeness as this cover character.

Story 1 1.000 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Adventure of the Earthquake Terror
Story 2 13.000 pages superhero
Storyline

Starman faces the threat from a madman who has created a long distance shock machine that can emulate earthquakes, thus spreading panic in the United States, destroying vital defenses and preparing the way for a surprise invasion.

Story 3 1.000 pages humor

"Gee - Golly! Wow! What an airplane!"

Energy in the Pinches
Story 4 1.000 pages
Story 5 4.000 pages detective-mystery

"Washington... Where representatives of many nations assemble to guard jealously the interests of their respective countries!.... Into a web of plotting and counter-plotting steps Steve Carson, ace of the F.B.I.!"

Characters
Credits
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."

Featuring Jungle Fun

Story 6 1.000 pages humor

"Bobo, would you mind going up to four feet?"

Credits
Story 7 1.000 pages
Pyramid Sacrifice (1)
Story 8 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
Paul Revere (1)

Featuring It's So:

Story 9 1.000 pages non-fiction
Story 10 0.500 pages

Featuring I'm Telling You

Story 11 0.500 pages non-fiction

"Gee, nothin' but books!"

The Rich Robbers
Story 12 8.000 pages superhero
Storyline

The members of a sports club turn criminal and break into the Bannerman Laboratories, knocking out the night watchman, and who steal the supply of Miraclo from Rex Tyler's area. Hourman must try to clean his name for the robbery as well as face one of the men who gains strength from taking one of the Miraclo pills!

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The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5!
Story 13 1.000 pages superhero
Story Notes

A promotional house advertisement for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #5 (June-July 1941).

The Parking-Ticket Murder (1)
Story 14 6.000 pages superhero
Credits
Story 15 0.330 pages humor

"He used to work for a magician!"

Story 16 0.330 pages
Story Notes

Several small ads.

Story 17 0.330 pages
The Deadly Love Charm (1)
Story 18 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
I Accuse You!
Story 19 1.250 pages
Credits
Hear Superman on the Radio!
Story 20 0.500 pages

"Listen to the thrilling adventures of the Man of Steel over the following stations:"

Storyline

The ad promotes 29 stations in the United States airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors. It also mentions there are 25 stations in Canada sponsored by Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd.

Credits
Story Notes

On the bottom of the first page of the text story.

Story 21 0.250 pages

Featuring Adventure Comics Stamp Page

Story 22 1.000 pages
Story Notes

All advertisements.

Featuring More Fun Comics

Story 23 0.500 pages

Featuring Facts

Story 24 0.500 pages non-fiction

"The first airplane flight..."

The Voodoo Sorcerer (1)
Story 25 8.000 pages superhero
Storyline

The murder of a man by a voodoo dancer's leopard tail leads the Sandman into a case full of intrigue wherein the dancer is blamed for the murder, but is actually the fall girl for someone bent on revenge.

Credits
At the Top of the Field!
Story 26 1.000 pages
Story 27 1.000 pages
Storyline

Ad by Home Recording Co.

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 28 1.000 pages
Story Notes

Back cover.