Adventure Comics, #71
Published: February 1942
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Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Invaders from the Future!
Storyline
A kindly professor creates a steel time-sphere, which is stolen and used by a gang of crooks to travel into the future, who then unleash flaming thunderbolts and giants in bullet-proof suits to terrorize the citizens of today.
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Colors: Luca Maresca
- Letters: Betty Bentley
Story Notes
Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich.
"Ah - I see a girl..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
"Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!"
The Stronghold of Savarr!
Credits
- Pencils: Creig Flessel
- Inks: Creig Flessel
Featuring Laffs
"The doctor told me to smoke only one cigar a day!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Wow and Double Wow!
Featuring Leading Comics
"I gotta get outta this one-horse town..."
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
Jungle Search (1)
Credits
- Script: Jack Lehti
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
Story Notes
Steve Conrad, Adventurer
"Whew, it's hot!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting!
Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
"The stars look down on murder..."
Storyline
An astrologist is fired from radio station WHON for poor ratings, but he swears revenge against the station owner and the Board Of Directors of the Century Syndicate, which operates the station.
Credits
- Script: Ken Fitch (uncertain)
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. This story features the first appearance of Jimmy Martin in his specially made Hourman costume, plus the first appearance of the Miraclo Ray device, which allows Hourman to absorb Miraclo externally rather than internally with a pill.
Fall Guy
Credits
- Script: Norman Goss
Story Notes
Several small ads.
Crime Strikes at Home (1)
Editorial Advisory Board
Stagecoach Sam by Sanford Tousey
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Featuring Jokes
"All I keep hearing is..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The "Big Seven" Is Now the "Big Eight"!
Featuring Sensation Comics
Adventure of the Road of No Return
Storyline
While traveling, Wes and Sandy stop for the night at an inn, but are intrigued by a story told by the inn-keeper. In it, he mentions that the road near the inn has been traveled by many people over the last twenty years, but no one has ever returned from their journey on it, including his son.
Credits
- Script: Mort Weisinger
- Pencils: Paul Norris
- Inks: Chad Grothkopf
- Letters: Chad Grothkopf
Story Notes
Pencil credit verified by Paul Norris per Craig Delich, inker credit confirmed by Grothkopf, and writer identified by Jerry Bails. Norris was told to draw the story "in a Bob Kane style."
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Story Notes
Back cover.