Star Spangled Comics #89

(February 1949)

Which Kodak Camera for Christmas? (Table of Contents)

Kodak Cameras / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photographs)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

The Batman's Utility Belt! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carl Galt (villain); Dan (villain); Sleepy (villain)

Synopsis:

Criminals steal Batmans utility belt when they manage to knock him out and study it in order to make crime utility belts for themselves.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([March] 2010)

Navigator's Compass Ring! (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Smith Brother's cough drops, including a six-panel comic of boys using their compass rings.

[You'll find this sure-fire brand] (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans Comics; All American Western; Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Dale Evans

The League of Lost Souls (Table of Contents)

Captain Compass / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chuck Winter

Inks:

Chuck Winter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Compass [Mark Compass]; Red (villain); Sparks (villain)

Synopsis:

Criminals already convicted of capital crimes band together to steal the S.S. Nautilus.

Indexer Notes

Artist verification by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

Stan Musial Famous Cardinal Slugger (Table of Contents)

Winthrop Jrs. Man-Styled Shoes for Boys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Stan Musial; Dick Musial

Synopsis:

Ad for these famed shoes, including drawings of the Musial, his son and the product.

["Ah - What a lovely day to be in the park!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

["Hi Daffy! Catch anything yet?"] (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Lit-Win] (signed)

Pencils:

? [as Lit-Win] (signed)

Inks:

? [as Lit-Win] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Daffy; Doodle

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win is a pen name. Jack Burnley recalls seeing this man in the DC offices often, but he could not remember his true name.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

none / credits / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Lists the following as DC's Editorial Advisory Board:
Dr. Lauretta Bender (Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, New York University); Josette Frank (Consultant on Children's Reading, Child Study Association of America); Dr. C. Bowie Millican (Department of English Literature, New York University); Dr. W. W. D. Sones (Professor of Education and Director of Curriculum Study, University of Pittsburgh); Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard, Acting Director, Bureau of Child Guidance, Board of Education, City of New York).

Marauders from Mars (Table of Contents)

Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks [Mary Pemberton]

Synopsis:

Merry fights off the scouting party of a Martian invasion force.

Indexer Notes

Art credits and writer credit verified by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

["You can't afford to miss these brand new issues!"] (Table of Contents)

Detective Comics; Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Flash Comics; Sensation Comics; All American Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["G'bye, Mommy, I'm going to the zoo to study up on the animals!"] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Bebe; Bebe's mother; Billy

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

Can You Hear Yourself Think? (Table of Contents)

none / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["Sure, come on over!"] (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jerry; Jerry's father; Larry

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

none / credits / 0.34 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. S. Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership of Star Spangled Comics, published monthly at New York, N. Y. for October 1, 1948.
Publisher: National Comics Publicaitons, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
Editor; F. W. Ellsworth, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
Managing Editor: none.
Business Manager: J. S. Liebowitz, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
Owner:
National Comics Publications, Inc.: Harry Donenfeld; J. S. Liebowitz; P. H. Sampliner; Gussie Donenfeld; Rose Liebowitz; Sophie U. Sampliner; Jacob S. Liebowitz and Abraham I. Menin as Successor Trustees for Irwin Donenfeld; Jacob Liebowitz and Abraham I. Menin as Successor Trustees for Sonis Donenfeld; Frederick H. Iger; Arlene J. Donenfeld. All at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y.
Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bons, mortgages or other securities are: none.
"Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of September, 1948, Alfred B. Yaffe, Notary Public (Commission expires March 30, 1950)."

The First Prize Fight (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; period

Characters:

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Abe Garner

Synopsis:

Garner challenges an English prize fighter who dumped water on him out his coach window. After seeing Garner's strength and skill, the prizefighter arranges for an "accident" to break Garner's arm, so Tom Hawk has to take his place.

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Craig Delich 2010-4-2.

Prizes of Everyone! (Table of Contents)

Lancaster County Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Now You Can "Breeze Through" Any Auto Repair Job! (Table of Contents)

MoToR's Truck Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photographs)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover.

Congratulations, Partner! (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles Handbook No. 2 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Found on the back cover.