Startling Comics #42

1946-11-01 · 52 pages

This issue of *Startling Comics* is an anthology featuring multiple stories. "Portable Landing Field" by William B. McClellan depicts Boy Scout Jerry Miller and his patrol using perforated metal sections filled with cement and coral to construct portable landing fields, inspired by methods used in China and the Pacific Islands during the war. "Pyroman" introduces Dick Martin, who gains superpowers after a research accident grants him the ability to harness electricity and use sizzling energy as the dynamic Pyroman. "Trouble-Shooter" starring Galahad Grant follows the hard-boiled detective as he encounters a mysterious case involving a prospective client, a smuggling ring, and various criminal circumstances.

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