Comic Title: Adventure Comics #78
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: July 24, 1942 Copyright Date July 21, 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 Little Man Who Wasn't There"
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 Adventure Comics #77; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #47)

Villain(s)

• Hartley Manners, Sonnie Hail, and Van Camp (fake robbery victims; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mike Muggins (a young boy; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Three different robberies occur in which the victims claim to have been attacked by an invisible man. Starman investigates the third robbery and is attacked by three people wearing robes. When he attempts to pursue the crooks, a young fan named Mike Muggins impedes his progress.

Despite Starman's protests Mike tags along when he investigates the second crime scene. Once again Starman is attacked, and Mike's behavior results in them both being captured.

Starman manages to escape in order to reach the final crime scene. This time Mike helps him stop the crooks who are revealed to be the robbery victims. Their claims of an invisible man were false. They used the story to cover up their attempted insurance fraud scheme.