(May 1942)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-02-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Featuring another action-packed adventure of the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Newsboy Legion: Big Words; Gabby; Scrapper; Tommy Tompkins
The Guardian [Jim Harper]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credits from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Turi of the Magic Fingers (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Josette Frank
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Last Mile Alley (Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Newsboy Legion: Big Words; Gabby; Scrapper; Tommy Tompkins
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Black Leo Lucas; Frisco; River Rats [Larry] (villains, gang); The Big Boss (villain); Trigger (villain)
Synopsis
The Newsboys decide to peddle their papers in some of the worst sections of Suicide Slum, leading to three of them being captured by crooks working for the Big Boss. The Guardian has to rescue them, with the help of Big Words, the only Newsboy to not be captured.
Reprints

King Midas (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Inks
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; King Midas (villain)

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

"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Trio of Terror (Table of Contents: 6)

Tarantula / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils
Hal Sharp
Inks
Hal Sharp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tarantula [John Law]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Professor Doolittle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Pencils
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Inks
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Colors
?
Letters
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
R-O-U-G-H is 'ruff!' but...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
R. L. Ross ?
Pencils
R. L. Ross (signed)
Inks
R. L. Ross (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sh-h-h! Quiet!
Genre
humor
Characters
Penniless Palmer

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Seven Soldiers of Victory / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A New and Different Sandman! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Sandman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Poison Parrot (Table of Contents: 11)

TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Norris
Inks
Paul Norris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dan the Dyna-Mite [Daniel Dunbar]; TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]

Chip Off the Old Block (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.7 pages (report information)

Script
John Hilton (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.3 page (report information)

Horror Hospital! (Table of Contents: 14)

Robotman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (sourced)
Pencils
Leo Nowak (sourced)
Inks
Paul Cassidy ? (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chuck Grayson; Robotman [Robert Crane / Paul Dennis]; Joan Carter

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Energy to Protect Your Welfare (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Featuring another action-packed adventure of the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian"]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Turi of the Magic Fingers
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. Last Mile Alley
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. King Midas
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  6. 5. ["Gosh! I'm so strong sometimes I scare myself!"]
    "Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale
  7. 6. The Trio of Terror
    Tarantula
  8. 7. ["R-O-U-G-H is 'ruff!' but..."]
    Professor Doolittle
  9. 8. ["Sh-h-h! Quiet!"]
    Penniless Palmer
  10. 9. ["I want to thank all you fans for the reception you gave my first issue!"]
    Seven Soldiers of Victory
  11. 10. A New and Different Sandman!
    Sandman
  12. 11. The Case of the Poison Parrot
    TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite
  13. 12. Chip Off the Old Block
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. Horror Hospital!
    Robotman
  16. 15. Now on Sale
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  18. 17. Energy to Protect Your Welfare
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Steve Jenner
  • Dan Kocher
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore