Adventure Comics #68
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Blaze of Doom!", a desperate physicist finds himself caught between science and crime when the underworld offers him funding—on one chilling condition: freeze the star witnesses of a criminal trial in ice until the case is closed. Paul Norris handles both pencils and inks for the story’s dramatic art, while Jack Burnley’s cover captures the icy tension with sharp, bold lines. A 10-cent comic from 1941, this issue blends pulp intrigue with early superhero-era suspense.
In "The Blaze of Doom!", Starman races to quell a series of mysterious forest fires threatening the lives of trapped rangers, only to uncover a sabotage scheme by disgruntled lumberjacks aiming to disrupt vital defense contracts. With flames spreading and trust in the woods unraveling, Starman must navigate the smoke and deceit before the nation’s supply lines are crippled.
In "Death at the Opera," Rex and Regina attend the grand opening of a new opera, unaware that the disgraced former conductor is plotting vengeance against the patrons who replaced his old guard. With tension mounting in the theater’s gilded halls, the night takes a deadly turn as old grudges surface under the spotlight.
In "Crime on Ice," a desperate physicist finds himself drawn into a dangerous bargain with the criminal underworld, forced to use his scientific genius to freeze key witnesses in ice for the duration of a high-stakes trial—though the true cost of his cooperation may be far greater than he ever imagined.
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Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives #1 (2000)
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