Adventure Comics #78

In "The Little Man Who Wasn't There!" from Adventure Comics #78 (1942), Starman and Mike Muggins investigate a peculiar crime wave where victims claim to have been assaulted by a phantom thief known only as "the little man who wasn't there"—a mysterious figure who supposedly steals priceless gems, only to vanish without a trace. As the duo digs deeper, they uncover a clever ruse where the supposed victims are actually behind the staged attacks, using the illusion of an invisible assailant to cover their own schemes.