After reading the Dan Hastings story, I can state the following:
The text of the story is complete from beginning to end. The title page is the only page that appears to be missing. The title of the Dan Hastings story is "50 Men Outside". This is determined from an examination of the titles listed on the contents page, and a process of elimination of the other known features. Although the name Dan Hastings doesn't appear on the contents page, on page 36 of the story appears the line "At this very minute there are fifty men outside the building." The likely author is Ken Fitch, since his name appears on the credits of all prior Dan Hastings text features. This is a very odd sort of Dan Hastings story. Although the story takes place on the planet Mercury, it is essentially a criminal investigation story is which Hastings busts up a hotel gambling ring operation. The only real science-fiction angle of the story is when the crooks threaten to eliminate Dan by tossing him in the lava river which flows just outside the hotel.
Link to the book:
Star Comics v1 09
