Comic Title: Adventure Comics #79
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: August 26, 1942 Copyright Date August 22, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "The Tune of Terrific Toby"
Pages: 11

Feature(s):
Starman (Ted Knight of Earth-2)

Writer: Alfred Bester
Artist: Jack Burnley

Reprinted In:
Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 2 HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Starman (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #60; next appearance in Wonder Woman #231)

Villain(s)

• Nick Armstrong and the Soup-Gang (Muley and Joey named; no further appearances)
• Several convicts (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Toby Weems (no further appearances)
• Several office workers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Toby Weems seeks to change his reputation as a meek office worker. He brings a fake bomb into the office, then bravely acts to defuse it. Most of his co-workers are impressed except for Nick Armstrong who is suspected of planting the bomb and fired. Toby cannot clear Nick without revealing himself as a fraud.

Toby seeks out Starman to help with his moral dilemma. He wants to become a real hero, so Starman offers to let Toby help fight the Soup-Gang. Starman also breaks Armstrong out of jail where he was sent for planting the bomb. Toby finally overcomes his meek instincts and defeats the Soup-Gang leader who turns out to be Armstrong himself.