Adventure Comics #99
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "He Doodled It!", Starman finds himself drawn into a peculiar predicament when a man claims to have discovered a new star—and offers the naming rights to the highest bidder, turning celestial fame into a high-stakes auction. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by Emil Gershwin, this 1945 adventure blends whimsy and wonder with a touch of cosmic intrigue, all rendered with the crisp, expressive style of the era. The cover by Pen Shumaker captures the moment with a striking, dreamlike image of a starlit sky and a man gazing upward in awe.
When a series of innocent doodles in a phone booth catches the eye of the Sandman and his young partner Sandy, the clues lead them down a trail of criminal activity—two gangs, one robbing, the other forging—neither of which expected their schemes to be uncovered by a sketchbook left behind.
In "My Fortune for a Star!" from Adventure Comics #99 (1945), Starman finds himself drawn into a peculiar and ambitious scheme when a man claims to have discovered a new star—and offers the naming rights to the highest bidder. With the stakes high and the world watching, Starman must navigate a strange mix of greed, wonder, and the weight of legacy, all while the heavens themselves seem to hold their breath.
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Reprinted in Golden Age Starman Archives #2 (2009)
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