Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1941.
Synopsis for Starman: "The Mystery of the Undersea Terror"
30 ships have been sunk by unknown means by an agency known only as the League of the Octopus, and Woodley Allen is besieged by his superiors to get results, prompting him to make a desperate call to Starman, who's relieved to be away from having to always feign illness to hide his real career from Doris. Starman goes undercover as a sailor on the next ship that's scheduled to travel through the area where the others have been attacked, but finds something suspicious about the paint on the old scow.
When the ship's attacked, he switches to his costume and flies above a strange gas cloud that knocks out the rest of the crew; Starman recognizes this as the purple flare, a concoction only available to one man, a thought the hero dreads. An aquatic fortress rises from the ocean and from it men board the stricken vessel. While infiltrating their craft, Starman finds himself sealed inside a room that promptly floods before he's attacked by a vicious octopus. After killing the beast with an energy blast from his Gravity Rod, Starman escapes and finds out that the group's led by his enemy, The Light. The Light calls his guards and picks up the hero's dropped Gravity Rod, but in trying to use it against his nemesis he hits the wrong button and is knocked down by the recoil. With his weapon reclaimed, Starman rescues the survivors from the captured ships who help him seize control of the League's fortress.
Appearing in Starman: "The Mystery of the Undersea Terror"
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Antagonists:
- Light
- The League of the Octopus (Single appearance)
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Vehicles:
- S.S. Beaver (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Synopsis for Federal Men: "The Clinic of Forgotten Men"
Appearing in Federal Men: "The Clinic of Forgotten Men"
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Antagonists:
- William (Single appearance)
- Charlie (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Steve Conrad: "Outlaws of the Sahara"
Appearing in Steve Conrad: "Outlaws of the Sahara"
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Supporting Characters:
- Chang
Antagonists:
- Kidnappers
Other Characters:
- Professor Andrews
- Jean Andrews
- Sheik Sidi-El-Sidh
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Synopsis for Hourman: "The Black Ray"
Appearing in Hourman: "The Black Ray"
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Antagonists:
- Dr. Darrk (Single appearance)
- Nan (Single appearance)
- Butch (Single appearance)
- Giganto (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Bannerman
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Synopsis for Paul Kirk: "The House Without Stairs"
Appearing in Paul Kirk: "The House Without Stairs"
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Supporting Characters:
- Chief Holden
Antagonists:
- Old Man
Other Characters:
- Cardboard
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Synopsis for Cotton Carver: "The Deserted City"
Appearing in Cotton Carver: "The Deserted City"
Featured Characters:
- Cotton Carver (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Deela (Final appearance)
Antagonists:
- Tawga (Final appearance)
Other Characters:
- Freya (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Kingdoms of the Underworld
- Sarthon
- City of Kovia
Synopsis for Sandman: "The Sandman at Sea"
Appearing in Sandman: "The Sandman at Sea"
Featured Characters:
- The Sandman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Dian Belmont (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Foreign Spies
Other Characters:
- Elbert Hudson (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Hudson's Son (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
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Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- Last appearance of Cotton Carver.
- Starman: "The Mystery of the Undersea Terror" is reprinted in The Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 1
- Also appearing in this issue of Adventure Comics was: "Not in the Evidence" (text story) by Clem Gordon.
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