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Issue Details

Issue #66
Published September 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters Starman
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1

13 page Starman story "The Case of the Camera Curse"

Characters The Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; Police Captain Ryan; Cuthbert Cain (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis Starman must face a man who uses a forbidden voodoo formula, combined with the properties of photo-electric cells, to capture the souls of men and control the will of anyone whose image he captures in his camera!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Jack Burnley (signed)
Inks Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Colors Raymond Perry
Letters Betty Bentley
Notes Background and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 2008-2-15.
Reprinted in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973); in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1

13 page Shining Knight story "The Shining Knight"

Characters The Shining Knight [Sir Justin](1st appearance and origin)
Genre superhero
Script Henry Lynne Perkins
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Notes Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.

8 page The Hourman story "Counterfeit Coal"

Characters The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Councilman Drew; Big Benny (villain); un-named town Mayor (villain)
Synopsis Hourman and the Minute Men of America must deal with ruthless racketeers in a crime-ridden town who are extorting the poor.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-15.

6 page Steve Conrad Adventurer story "Trouble in Tibet"

Characters Steve Conrad
Genre adventure
Script Jack Lehti
Pencils Jack Lehti
Inks Jack Lehti

4 page Federal Men story "The Girl Behind the Wall"

Characters Steve Carson
Genre detective
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

6 page Paul Kirk, Manhunter story "Danger from Train to Plane"

Characters Paul Kirk
Genre superhero
Script Ed Moore
Pencils Ed Moore
Inks Ed Moore
Letters Ed Moore

8 page The Sandman story "The Comet-Ray"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Edgar Edley (villain)
Synopsis As Dian is returning home, her train is suddenly derailed and drawn toward a weird ball-tank object, whose comet-ray is violently drawing all the gold aboard the train to it. When Sandman investigates, he finds the scientist behind it, and learns that this object draws its amazing power from the the tail of a comet, power which also enables the mad scientist to become young again!
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Norris
Inks Paul Norris
Notes Art credits verified by Norris per Craig Delich (November, 2004).