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Issue: Adventure Comics #65
Publication Date: August 1941
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Issues: #65 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/02/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 27 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Starman; Starman (inset)
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #1 published July 2000
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company
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The Mystery of the Undersea Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee; The Light (villain); the League of the Octopus (villains)
Synopsis: When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus...and the man behind them: the Light!
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Starman Archives #1 published July 2000
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Pages: 13
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Funnies
First Line: Now we look like an established firm!
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Curios
First Line: There is an intersection where four states meet...
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The Clinic of Forgotten Men!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Hobo Charlie; William
First Line: Along a moonlit road drives Steve Carson, F.B.I. ace....
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: A box beneath the final panel on the last page promotes the recurring feature: "Steve Carson, ace of the F.B.I appears in every issue of Adventure Comics."
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): True-isms
First Line: About 22% of the land surface...
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A Peach of a Pair!

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Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly; Mutt & Jeff
Synopsis: House ad for All-Flash and Mutt & Jeff comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Quiz..
First Line: 1. What metal is extracted from the sea for commercial use?
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Outlaws of the Sahara

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Steve Conrad Adventurer
Character(s): Steve Conrad
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Pages: 6
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: The word mush...
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Hear Superman on the Radio!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Listen to the thrilling adventures of the Man of Steel over the following stations:
Synopsis: The ad promotes 29 stations in the United States airing the Superman radio show, along with their sponsors. It also mentions there are 25 stations in Canada sponsored by Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd.
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Facts
First Line: A parachute ensemble...
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Pages: 1
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The Black Ray

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Mr. Bannerman; Dr. Darrk (villain); Butch (villain); Giganto (villain, a robot, death)
Synopsis: An evil inventor creates a nefarious black ray ring, which is used to rob a jewelry store, fetching the villain cash needed for his work, including a giant robot named Giganto, which Hourman must overcome or die.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Good Movies and Books
Synopsis: Reviews of the movie Night Train and the book The Kid from Tompkinsville.
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Pages: 1
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The House Without Stairs

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Paul Kirk, Manhunter
Character(s): Paul Kirk
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Pages: 6
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): It's So!
First Line: A spinach shortage is expected...
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The Justice Society of America Presents All Star Comics No. 6!

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Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
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Pages: 0.5
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The Deserted City

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cotton Carver; Guest Star: Deela
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Pages: 6
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Not in the Evidence

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
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Pages: 1.75
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): It's So!
First Line: The cactus associated with the deserts of this country...
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffies
First Line: I got a salary raise!
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The Sandman at Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sandman
Character(s): The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Dian Belmont; Elbert Hudson; un-named son of Elbert Hudson
Synopsis: Sandman not only has to save a young man at sea from foreign agents, but also his scientist-father, who has discovered a way to extract magnesium from the ocean.
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In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-17 published June 1973
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Pages: 8
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At the Top of the Field!

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Synopsis: House ads for several DC superhero comics
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metro Publications
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Bike Tires Built Like Planes

Advertisement  on  Cover, Back
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): United States Rubber Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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