(January 1942)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-11-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Index revised with information from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Needle (Table of Contents)

The Star-Spangled Kid / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Needle (Table of Contents: 2)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Needle (intro); Reynauld (intro)

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Ghool (Table of Contents: 4)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Ghool

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do Not Disturb
Genre
humor; military

The Story of the Liberty Bell (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Case of the Sand Gun (Table of Contents: 7)

Armstrong of the Army / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Moore
Pencils
Ed Moore
Inks
Ed Moore
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

The Blade (Table of Contents: 8)

Tarantula / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils
Hal Sharp (signed)
Inks
Hal Sharp (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tarantula [John Law]; The Blade

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Defending America (Table of Contents: 10)

Good Books / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Barges in Norway] (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain X of the R.A.F. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Blummer
Pencils
Jon Blummer
Inks
Jon Blummer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shucks!
Genre
humor; military

The Flying Buzz-Saw! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Dr. Weerd

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Needle
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun
  3. 2. The Needle
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  4. 3. Now on Sale
  5. 4. Mr. Ghool
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  6. 5. ["Do Not Disturb"]
    Private Pete
  7. 6. The Story of the Liberty Bell
  8. 7. The Case of the Sand Gun
    Armstrong of the Army
  9. 8. The Blade
    Tarantula
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. Defending America
    Good Books
  12. 11. [Barges in Norway]
    Captain X of the R.A.F.
  13. 12. ["Shucks!"]
    Private Pete
  14. 13. The Flying Buzz-Saw!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Evaristo Lito Sandoval
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore