Comic Title: Adventure Comics #81
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: October 28, 1942 Copyright Date October 20, 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: "Starman's Lucky Star"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mort Meskin
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Justice League of America #112 (1974)
Golden Age Starman Archives Vol. 2 HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Starman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #14; next appearance in Adventure Comics #82)

Supporting Character(s)

• Doris Lee (last appearance in Adventure Comics #77; next appearance in Adventure Comics #82)
• Woodley Allen (last appearance in Adventure Comics #77; next appearance in Adventure Comics #85)

Villain(s)

• A gang of kidnappers and an astrologer (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Leland Brown (an astronomer; no further appearances)
• Ray Talbot (a young blind boy; no further appearances)
• Mr. Cord and Rufus Cord (a wealthy man and his son; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A young blind boy, Ray Talbot, has studied astronomy and is befriended by Starman. When he is kidnapped by crooks, he signals Starman for help using his knowledge of the gravity rod. Starman comes to his rescue, but during the scuffle, Ray is injured by a gunshot. Ray survives and in a twist of fate has his vision restored by the gunshot.