Comic Title: Adventure Comics #84
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: January 22, 1943 Copyright Date January 19, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Doom from the Skies"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Emil Gershwin

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

Feature Character(s)

• Starman (last appearance in All-Star Comics #15; next appearance in Adventure Comics #85)

Villain(s)

• Slim Jordan and Ratsy (no further appearances)
• Various gang members (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several scientists (die in this story; no further appearances)
• A farmer (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A powerful new telescope is unveiled at an observatory at Palomine. When it is used for the first time a powerful death ray from the stars strikes the mirror and kills all the scientists. Fearing instant death, the area around the observatory is avoided by everyone except Starman. When he investigates, he is struck by the beam and knocked out. He is found by a farmer, but has amnesia.

The death ray is not actually originating from the stars. Slick Jordan, a gangster, has stolen one of Starman's gravity rods and is using it to generate the beam. With the observatory off limits, he begins using it as an underworld hide-out.

Starman eventually recovers his memories. He realizes that the crooks are using the observatory and that the death ray from the sky is fake. He defeats the crooks and regains possession of the stolen rod. He then installs a new safe in his home to prevent any future thefts.