(April 1943)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-01-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Newsboy Legion smashes through a surprise feature that you'll never forget!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; the Nazis
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Indexer Notes

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

Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #19
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Husky - Co-Pilot of the Pilgrim (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Fuehrer of Suicide Slum (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Joe Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mrs. Bloom; Gas-House (villain, young Bund member); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
While Scrapper calmly sleeps, the Legion members have a run-in with a young Bund member, who swears to get even. The next thing Scrapper knows, he is awoken by a group of Nazis and he discovers that New York City has been taken over by the Germans, and that the Legion and the Guardian have been sentenced to death!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

World's Finest Value! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Too Fat to Fight! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Andorra (Table of Contents: 7)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

Me, Gangster... By Chips Conrad (Table of Contents: 8)

Tarantula / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Manly Wade Wellman
Pencils
Pierce Rice ?
Inks
Pierce Rice ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tarantula [John Law]

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

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

The Case of the Prince of Pennies! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pennliness Palmer

Power Is Where You Find It! (Table of Contents: 11)

TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]; Dan [Daniel Dunbar]

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

Gags / cartoon / 0.22 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We live net door...
Genre
humor

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

Detective Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.11 page (report information)

The Secret (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Dixon
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

King for a Day! (Table of Contents: 16)

Robotman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Indexer Notes

Credits supplied by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wonders of Science Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The Newsboy Legion smashes through a surprise feature that you'll never forget!"]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Husky - Co-Pilot of the Pilgrim
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. The Fuehrer of Suicide Slum
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Boy Commandos
  6. 5. World's Finest Value!
    World's Finest Comics
  7. 6. Too Fat to Fight!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  8. 7. Andorra
    Stamps
  9. 8. Me, Gangster... By Chips Conrad
    Tarantula
  10. 9. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  11. 10. The Case of the Prince of Pennies!
    Penniless Palmer
  12. 11. Power Is Where You Find It!
    TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite
  13. 12. ["We live net door..."]
    Gags
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Detective Comics; Adventure Comics
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. The Secret
  17. 16. King for a Day!
    Robotman
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wonders of Science Simplified
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
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