| Issue | #61 |
| Published | April 1941 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
| Notes | "Ellsworth, although the only one credited as editor, is more an editor-in-chief -- with Mort Weisinger and Jack Schiff the actual editors starting a few years into the 40's; many stories throughout the 40's probably colored by Raymond Perry". Starman does not have a circle around the star on his chest, although it appears in the story art. |
| Characters | The Starman; the Sandman (inset) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jack Burnley |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | "Ellsworth, although the only one credited as editor, is more an editor-in-chief -- with Mort Weisinger and Jack Schiff the actual editors starting a few years into the 40's; many stories throughout the 40's probably colored by Raymond Perry". Starman does not have a circle around the star on his chest, although it appears in the story art. |
| Reprinted | in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #61; in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn; in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 |
| Characters | Starman [Ted Knight](1st appearance and origin); Doris Lee (introduction); Woodley Allen (FBI trouble-shooter, introduction); Professor Davis; Dr. Doog (villain, introduction, death); Nelson (villain, death) |
| Synopsis | Starman is called in to battle the "Secret Brotherhood of the Electron", which is sabotaging America's communication and light system. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox?; Jack Burnley (see notes section) |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Burnley (signed); Ray Burnley (backgrounds) |
| Colors | Raymond Perry |
| Letters | Betty Bentley |
| Notes | Jack Burnley recalls someone other than Fox doing the first story, but the writing style does look like Fox's. Burnley does state that he re-wrote the last part of this story, introducing a villain that he called Dr. Doom, but whom the editors changed to Dr. Doog. Burnley has at different times recalled his letterer as his sister Betty Bentley and the backgrounds done by his brother Ray. The cover for this issue reappears as the last panel in the Starman story in Adventure #63. Information here related to Craig Delich by Burnley at his home in Charotteville, Virgina in 1989. |
| Reprinted | In Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #94 (November 1971); in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn; in Golden Age Starman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 |
| Characters | Mark Lansing; Kit; King Talon; Costa (villain); Lishak (villain, death) |
| Synopsis | King Talon hopes to save Mark from being tortured and to save Kit before ending Costa's evil reign. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Howard Purcell (signed) |
| Pencils | Howard Purcell (signed) |
| Inks | Howard Purcell (signed) |
| Notes | Writer credit verified by Jerry Bails and entered by Craig Delich 2010-1-10. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Synopsis | Two fact quickies are featured: that approximately 100 million chickens are produced and marketed in the U.S. each year, AND that it takes more than one million tons of coal a day to supply this nation's demand for heat, light and power. |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-2-9. Writer and letterer credits verified by Jerry Bails and entered by Craig Delich 2010-1-10. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Steve Carson; Blitz Merkel |
| Synopsis | Steve Carson of the FBI is called in to deal with the loss of five border policemen engaged by the Border Business Association to prevent gun running across the border. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed) |
| Inks | Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed) |
| Letters | Chad Grothkopf |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Steve Conrad; Chang; Sparky Watts (death); Blubber (villain) |
| Synopsis | Steve begins to investigate the situation when his old pal Sparky is spouting off about a fabulous treasure he has uncovered, and then is murdered. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Lehti (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Lehti (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Peter; his dog |
| Synopsis | When Peter and his pup go fishing and have no luck, the dog figures out a better way to do the fishing. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Pencils | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Inks | Ray McGill (signed) |
| Letters | Ray McGill |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-2-9. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Synopsis | Six questions are asked: 1) How did Death Valley get its name?; 2) What does SOS mean?; 3) When is Groundhog Day?; 4) Do bulls actually see red?; 5) How large is an acre?; and 6) What does the olive branch symbolize? |
| Script | Henry Boltinoff [as Bolty] (signed) |
| Pencils | Henry Boltinoff [as Bolty] (signed) |
| Inks | Henry Boltinoff [as Bolty] (signed) |
| Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-2-9. Letterer credit verified by Jerry Bails and entered by Craig Delich 2010-1-10. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; un-named Professor; Jimmy Martin; Thorndyke; Minute Men of America; Mr. Whistler (villain) |
| Synopsis | The Hourman, blamed for stealing animated mechanical prehistoric beasts from a museum, finds he has to battle them in order to save Thorndyke from kidnappers. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ken Fitch |
| Pencils | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Inks | Bernard Baily (signed) |
| Letters | Bernard Baily |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-2-9. Writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn 2010-1-5. The last panel of the story is an illustrated ad for The Spectre by Jerry Siegel, starring in More Fun Comics. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Paul Kirk; Andrew Kallan (villain) |
| Synopsis | A noted banker fakes his death in order to abscond with bank funds and place the blame on other employees. |
| Genre | Detective |
| Script | Ed Moore (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Moore (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Moore (signed) |
| Letters | Ed Moore |
| Notes | Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-10. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Cotton Carver; Deela; Nardak; Orko (villain) |
| Synopsis | Cotton saves Deela from being kidnapped by Orko, then they find themselves stranded in the ancient city of Dorgo, armed only with the Ring Machine to fight off another onslaught by Orko. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Lehti |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | Jimmy Owen; Minerva [a cat]; Hilda |
| Synopsis | Jimmy Owen, a private detective from the Quick Service Agency, is hired to protect the life of a cat, which is the recipient of $250,000 from her deceased owner. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | T. C. O'Neil (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Ray [as Ray] (signed) (spot illustration) |
| Inks | Fred Ray [as Ray] (signed) (spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Last part of page two is an illustrated ad for "Superman on the Radio", featuring Superman. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-2-9. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |
| Characters | The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; D.A. Belmont; Ivan Borloff (villain) |
| Synopsis | Sandman must battle a scientist, in the pay of a foreign government, who has invented a mysterious Cylindecraft, whose purple ray can eat its way through metal. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Creig Flessel |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Notes | Sandman uses his new Wirepoon in this story. |
| Reprinted | in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics 61 (DC, 2000 series) #nn |