(April 1942)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Ongoing Series; Anthology
["Introducing the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian!"] (Table of Contents)
Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Joe Simon
- Colors:
- Jack Kirby
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion: Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy Thompkins
- Reprinted:
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #141
- in Newsboy Legion By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1 [art mirrored]
Indexer Notes
Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (2008-4-5).
The Story of the Newsboy Legion (Table of Contents)
The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Joe Simon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Howard Ferguson
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Newsboy Legion: Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy Thompkins (introduction); The Guardian [Jim Harper] (introduction); Frankie the Fence (villain); Chips Carder (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Jim Harper becomes the Guardian for the first time, and also stops a local gang of kids from being sent to jail, hoping he can help them turn their lives around.
- Reprinted:
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #141 (September 1971)
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #503 (September 1983)
- in Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1
The Crime Escradille (Table of Contents)
The Tarantula / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Harold Sharp
- Inks:
- Harold Sharp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Tarantula [John Law]
[The Gas Bombs] (Table of Contents)
Captain X / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Arturo Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Arturo Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- Captain X [Richard Dare]
[The Birth of Robotman] (Table of Contents)
Robotman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Leo Nowak (pages 1-5); Paul Cassidy (pages 6-13)
- Inks:
- Paul Cassidy
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Robotman [Robert Crane, aka Paul Dennis](introduction); Chuck Grayson; Joan Carter
[The Dwarf] (Table of Contents)
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Paul Norris
- Inks:
- Paul Norris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]]; Dan [Daniel Dunbar]; The Dwarf (villain)
The Picture That Killed (Table of Contents)
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Hal Sherman
- Inks:
- Hal Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Story of the Newsboy Legion
The Newsboy Legion -
2.
The Crime Escradille
The Tarantula -
3.
[The Gas Bombs]
Captain X -
4.
[The Birth of Robotman]
Robotman -
5.
[The Dwarf]
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite -
6.
The Picture That Killed
The Star-Spangled Kid
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