Adventure Comics, #65
Published: August 1941
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Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Mystery of the Undersea Terror!
Storyline
When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus...and the man behind them: the Light!
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Colors: Luca Maresca
- Letters: Betty Bentley
Story Notes
Writer, background and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
Featuring Funnies
"Now we look like an established firm!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
"There is an intersection where four states meet..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Clinic of Forgotten Men!
"Along a moonlit road drives Steve Carson, F.B.I. ace...."
Characters
- Steve Carson (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- 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."
Featuring True-isms
"About 22% of the land surface..."
A Peach of a Pair!
Featuring All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff
Storyline
House ad for All-Flash and Mutt & Jeff comics
Featuring Quiz..
"1. What metal is extracted from the sea for commercial use?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Outlaws of the Sahara (1)
Credits
- Script: Jack Lehti
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
"The word mush..."
Credits
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Above the Superman radio show ad.
Hear Superman on the Radio!
"Listen to the thrilling adventures of the Man of Steel over the following stations:"
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
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. Below the It's a Fact cartoon.
Featuring Facts
"A parachute ensemble..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Black Ray (1)
Storyline
An evil inventor creates a nefarious black ray ring, which is used to rob a jewelry store, fetching the villain cash needed for his work, including a giant robot named Giganto, which Hourman must overcome or die.
Credits
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Featuring Good Movies and Books
Storyline
Reviews of the movie Night Train and the book The Kid from Tompkinsville.
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
The House Without Stairs (1)
Featuring It's So!
"A spinach shortage is expected..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Justice Society of America Presents All Star Comics No. 6!
Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
The Deserted City (1)
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
Not in the Evidence
Credits
- Script: Clem Gordon
- Pencils: Cliff Young
- Inks: Cliff Young
Story Notes
At the bottom of the first page of the text story.
Featuring It's So!
"The cactus associated with the deserts of this country..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring Laffies
"I got a salary raise!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Sandman at Sea (1)
Storyline
Sandman not only has to save a young man at sea from foreign agents, but also his scientist-father, who has discovered a way to extract magnesium from the ocean.
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Norris
- Inks: Paul Norris
Story Notes
Art credits verified by Paul Norris per Craig Delich.
At the Top of the Field!
Storyline
House ads for several DC superhero comics
Story Notes
Sold by Metro Publications. Inside back cover.
Bike Tires Built Like Planes
Story Notes
Sold by United States Rubber Company. Back cover.