Issue Contents:
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Hurricane Weather by Howard Pease
The Case of the Monstrous Animal-Men
Storyline
A evil man at the Carl Carey Research Clinic invents an electronic ray that turns the head of a man into a panther...and Starman's into a lion!
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Jack Burnley
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Colors: Luca Maresca
- Letters: Betty Bentley
Story Notes
Story takes place in Gotham City. Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich.
Case of the Highbrow Hoods
Storyline
The Man of the Hour must outwit a pair of clever crooks who manage to steal rarities (like statues or rare books), and replace them with lookalikes, which explode one hour later, thus covering up their crime and netting them easy money.
Credits
- Script: Jonathon Dalton
- Pencils: Bernard Baily
- Inks: Bernard Baily
- Letters: Bernard Baily
Story Notes
Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Oddity: on page 6, panel 4, Hourman called Thorndyke "Jimmy". In this story, Thorndyke wears a partial Hourman costume (red cape w/yellow trim, hourglass around neck).
Old Thinker
Credits
- Script: Norman Goss
"Boy, it's swell in the Navy..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Tarsi, the Tiger Boy
Credits
- Script: Jack Lehti
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Jack Lehti
Story Notes
Steve Conrad, Adventurer
"Gee, Rex - You're a good retriever!"
Featuring Prize Comics
Story Notes
Several small ads.
Featuring Gags
"Shall I carry your bags, sir?"
Storyline
three 1-panel jokes
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
"500 years into the future with the Justice Society of America!"
The Castle in the Air
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Story Notes
Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.
"Sure - I've got charge of Peanut..."
Credits
- Script: Ray McGill
- Pencils: Ray McGill
- Inks: Ray McGill
Scavenger Hunt
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon (uncertain)
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
Your 5 Favorite Features "Go to Town" Again!
Featuring Leading Comics
The Man Who Knew All the Answers
Storyline
Sandman and Sandy face the threat of a scientist who has invented a machine whose revitalizing vibrations allow a man to develop his unused brain cells, tripling his thinking power!
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon (uncertain)
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
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Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Energy to Protect Your Welfare
Story Notes
Back cover.