Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-12-26
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (actual editor)
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Starman / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Starman
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Boltinoff info per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Boltinoff

[no title indexed]
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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

The Invaders from the Future!
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Starman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jack Burnley (signed)
Inks:
Jack Burnley (signed)
Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Starman [Ted Knight]; Doris Lee; Woodley Allen; Police Captain Ryan; Professor Juniper Grimm; The Unknown (The Light in disguise, villain); Slugger (villain)
Synopsis:
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.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letterer and background credits added by Craig Delich.

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page

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?
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?
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah - I see a girl...

[no title indexed]
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"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale / advertisement / 1 page

The Stronghold of Savarr!
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The Shining Knight / comic story / 13 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

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Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The doctor told me to smoke only one cigar a day!

Wow and Double Wow!
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Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Rollin Stone / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils:
Ray McGill (signed)
Inks:
Ray McGill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I gotta get outta this one-horse town...

[Jungle Search]
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Steve Conrad / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Steve Conrad

Indexer Notes

Steve Conrad, Adventurer

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page

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?
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?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whew, it's hot!

The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting!
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All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bernard Baily (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The stars look down on murder...
Characters:
The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Dr. Destiny; Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Henry Marshall (death); Darius Carter; Mr. Stone (villain)
Synopsis:
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.

Indexer 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
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text story / 1.67 pages

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typeset

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advertisement / 0.33 page

[Crime Strikes at Home]
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Paul Kirk, Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

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?
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  • Genre:superhero; adventure
Characters:
Paul Kirk

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Stagecoach Sam by Sanford Tousey
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Good Books Worth Reading / in-house column / 0.67 page

[no title indexed]
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Jokes / cartoon / 0.5 page

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?
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All I keep hearing is...

The "Big Seven" Is Now the "Big Eight"!
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Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Adventure of the Road of No Return
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Sandman / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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?
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy McGann]; Satan (villain, death)
Synopsis:
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.

Indexer 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."

Now on Sale
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

Energy to Move a Mountain
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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Starman
  2. [no title indexed]
    Lancaster County Seeds
  3. The Invaders from the Future!
    Starman
  4. ["Ah - I see a girl..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  5. ["Gosh! That ice cream hi-ball tasted good!"]
    "Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale
  6. The Stronghold of Savarr!
    The Shining Knight
  7. ["The doctor told me to smoke only one cigar a day!"]
    Laffs
  8. Wow and Double Wow!
    Leading Comics
  9. ["I gotta get outta this one-horse town..."]
    Rollin Stone
  10. [Jungle Search]
    Steve Conrad
  11. ["Whew, it's hot!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  12. The Justice Society Invites You to Their Next Meeting!
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  13. ["The stars look down on murder..."]
    The Hourman
  14. Fall Guy
  15. [no title indexed]
  16. [Crime Strikes at Home]
    Paul Kirk, Manhunter
  17. Editorial Advisory Board
  18. Stagecoach Sam by Sanford Tousey
    Good Books Worth Reading
  19. ["All I keep hearing is..."]
    Jokes
  20. The "Big Seven" Is Now the "Big Eight"!
    Sensation Comics
  21. Adventure of the Road of No Return
    Sandman
  22. Now on Sale
  23. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  24. Energy to Move a Mountain
    Baby Ruth
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