(November 1942)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- 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
Issue Notes
Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)
The Meanest Man on Earth
The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)
- Inks:
- Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
- Colors:
- Jack Kirby
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion: Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover colorist credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (2008-4-5).
The Meanest Man on Earth
The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks:
- Joe Simon (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Howard Ferguson
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion: [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mrs. Morey (widow); Dr. Hart; Alan Martin (architect); Dan Logan (former prizefighter); Wilbur Whilling (villain); J. Willswiper Hawk (villain, attorney)
- Synopsis:
- The Legion is approached by a man who gets the people of Suicide Slum to pool their finances to build decent living accomodations for the residents, not realizing the man is a criminal intent on stealing the money invested and leaving the boys to hold the bag.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #148 (April 1972)
- in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
-
Sylvester Acts His Age
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Hal Sherman
- Inks:
- Hal Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripsey [Pat Dugan]
Case of the Killer Chairs
Tarantula / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Manly Wade Wellman
- Pencils:
- Harold Sharp
- Inks:
- Harold Sharp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Tarantula [John Law]
Case of the Crazy Clock
Penniless Palmer / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Stan Kaye
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Penniless Palmer
The Little Man Who Wanted to Be Brave
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]; Dan [Daniel Dunbar]
Murder Movie
Robotman / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Leo Nowak; Shuster Shop
- Inks:
- Leo Nowak; Shuster Shop
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Robotman [Robert Crane, aka Paul Dennis]; Chuck Grayson
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Meanest Man on Earth
The Newsboy Legion -
1.
The Meanest Man on Earth
The Newsboy Legion -
2.
Sylvester Acts His Age
The Star-Spangled Kid -
3.
Case of the Killer Chairs
Tarantula -
4.
Case of the Crazy Clock
Penniless Palmer -
5.
The Little Man Who Wanted to Be Brave
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite -
6.
Murder Movie
Robotman
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