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ADVENTURE COMICS #62

Cover Date: May 1941
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Burnley

Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Jack Burnley
Lettering	Betty Burnley
Colors	Raymond Perry
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Starman

Supporting Character(s):

Doris Lee (meets Starman for the first time)

Woodley Allen

Villain(s):

Light (first appearance; creates a diminishing ray; shrinks to nothing; next in issue #65)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Selby (first appearance; dean of the Scientific Institute)

Location(s):

Opal City (see Comments)

Comment(s):

Since it was revealed years later that Starman operated in Opal City, it will be given as the story location unless otherwise named.

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Starman Archives #1 (2000)

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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Howard Purcell
Art	Howard Purcell
Lettering	Howard Purcell
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Mark Lansing

Supporting Character(s):

Kit

King Talon

Jada (in flashback)

Villain(s):

Karakan the Cruel (first appearance; takes over the city of Mikishawm)

Location(s):

Mikishawm

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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Chad Grothkopf
Lettering	Chad Grothkopf
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Steve Carson

Villain(s):

Donna Devere (first appearance; tries to sabotage Army parachute training)

Comment(s):

Chad Grothkopf credited as Chad

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Fourth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Ken Fitch
Art	Bernard Baily
Lettering	Bernard Baily
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Hourman (Rex Tyler)

Supporting Character(s):

Minute-Man Martin (next in issue #66)

Thorndyke (next in issue #66)

Villain(s):

Perry (first appearance; uncle to Tommy, who inherited Castle Manor and is stealing his inheritance)

Other Character(s):

Tommy (first appearance; a young boy who is being swindled by his guardian; becomes a Minute-Man)

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Fifth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Ed Moore
Art	Ed Moore
Lettering	Ed Moore
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Paul Kirk

Villain(s):

Shorty Spinnett (first appearance; an ex-con who tries to murder the man who put him in prison)

Location(s):

Southern Georgia

Comment(s):

This Paul Kirk is not known to be related to the mystery man Paul Kirk, the Manhunter

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Sixth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Jack Lehti
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Cotton Carver (becomes Prince of Sarthon)

Supporting Character(s):

Deela

King Marl

Nardak

Villain(s):

Sarnol (first appearance; son of Orko; tries to conquor Marl; dies)

Location(s):

Barlunda

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Seventh Story: "The Menace of the Metal Gun!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Craig Flessel
Associate editing	Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Sandman

Supporting Character(s):

Dian Belmont

Villain(s):

Norkut (first appearance; a scientist develops a death ray)

Solicitation:

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