(November 1943)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 60
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Ongoing Series; Anthology
Louie the Lug Goes Literary
The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (layout)
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- 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]]; Louie the Lug
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
Louie the Lug Goes Literary
The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (layout) (signed)
- Inks:
- ? [as Joe Simon] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- 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]]; Louie the Lug (villain); "Silver" Plait (villain); "Mugger" Dawes (villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Legion, wanting to help out with the war effort by collecting books for the U.S.O., picks up a book from the landlady of Louie the Lug during the drive, not knowing the book contains copper engraving plates for counterfeit currency.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (February 2010)
Butch Minds the Birdies
The Star Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Hal Sherman
- Inks:
- Hal Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Star Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy {Pat Dugan]; Butch
Good Riddance
Super Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Farr
- Pencils:
- Jack Farr
- Inks:
- Jack Farr
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jack Farr
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; crime
- Characters:
- Super Sleuth McFooey
Case of the Frivolous Fish
Penniless Palmer / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Storm
- Inks:
- George Storm
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Penniless Palmer
The Little Rebel
Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Chuck Winter
- Inks:
- Chuck Winter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]
If I Were Robotman
Robotman / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils:
- Jimmy Thompson
- Inks:
- Jimmy Thompson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jimmy Thompson
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Robotman [Robert Crane aka Paul Dennis]
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Louie the Lug Goes Literary
The Newsboy Legion -
2.
Butch Minds the Birdies
The Star Spangled Kid -
3.
Good Riddance
Super Sleuth McFooey -
4.
Case of the Frivolous Fish
Penniless Palmer -
5.
The Little Rebel
Liberty Belle -
6.
If I Were Robotman
Robotman
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