(May 1943)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-02-27
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.

The Newsboys and the Champ! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed as Simon)
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Zeke Potts
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Knickerbocker Pub. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Newsboys and the Champ! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks
Steve Brodie (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]]; Zeke Potts (fighter); Mike (restaurant owner); Tony (fruitstand owner); Max Lawlor (fight manager); Slugger Kane (boxer); Spike Dunphy (boxer)
Synopsis
The Legion gets their friend Zeke Potts a chance to fight in a championship match, but Zeke looks nothing like a fighter, and acts little like one until the Guardian gets a bright idea.
Reprints

World's Finest Value! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

A Real Winner from the Start! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Needle in the Haystack! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Belles of Liberty (Table of Contents: 7)

Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron (signed)
Pencils
Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks
Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Al - Let me show you my new card trick!
Genre
humor

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

Junior Sales Club / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Case of the Capering Mice (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Botts, must you take a sun bath?
Genre
humor

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

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

Solid Ghosts! (Table of Contents: 13)

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: 14)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How should I know he keeps live animals?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Message from the Dead (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nelson Carr
Letters
typeset

The Jigsaw Crimes! (Table of Contents: 17)

Robotman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Indexer Notes

Credits supplied by Craig Delich.

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

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

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

Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Newsboys and the Champ!
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
  3. 2. The Newsboys and the Champ!
    The Newsboy Legion
  4. 3. World's Finest Value!
    World's Finest Comics
  5. 4. A Real Winner from the Start!
    Boy Commandos
  6. 5. The Needle in the Haystack!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  7. 6. Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika
    Stamps
  8. 7. Belles of Liberty
    Liberty Belle
  9. 8. ["Hey Al - Let me show you my new card trick!"]
    Clancy the Cop
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club
  11. 10. The Case of the Capering Mice
    Penniless Palmer
  12. 11. ["Mr. Botts, must you take a sun bath?"]
    Gags
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Leading Comics
  14. 13. Solid Ghosts!
    TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite
  15. 14. ["How should I know he keeps live animals?"]
    Gags
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Morrow Coaster Brake
  17. 16. Message from the Dead
  18. 17. The Jigsaw Crimes!
    Robotman
  19. 18. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore