(January 1944)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-10-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Poor Man's Rich Man! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby (layout) [as Kirby] (signed)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]
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Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #28
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Poor Man's Rich Man (Table of Contents: 2)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed) (layout)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Joe Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Pop O'Leary (night watchman); Gopher Finchley (villain); Conker (villain)
Synopsis
Upon the death of his uncle, "Pop" O'Leary receives news that he has inherited all of his uncle's property including factories and shipyards in New Zealand, and with his new found wealth, he treats people in Suicide Slum to luxuries, racking up a slew of unpaid bills. Then it happens: a few criminals tell him that they sent the letter, he is poor and he owes all that money, but they will "help out" if Pops helps them rob the gashouse he is guarding.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jerry, I'm stuck with a lot of old tomatoes and bad eggs...
Genre
humor; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mirror of Madness! (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]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Buddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We got the bases full...
Genre
humor

Bike-ology (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The water looks cold!
Genre
humor

The Cruise to Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Storm
Inks
George Storm
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Penniless Palmer

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Prof. Pipp / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howdy again, folks!
Genre
humor

The All-American Way (Table of Contents: 11)

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]

Motive, Revenge (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Greg Browne
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a nifty, chum!
Genre
humor

The Mobster and the Millionaire! (Table of Contents: 15)

Robotman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
Jimmy Thompson
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Muscle Power Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Poor Man's Rich Man!
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Electric Football
  3. 2. Poor Man's Rich Man
    The Newsboy Legion
  4. 3. ["Jerry, I'm stuck with a lot of old tomatoes and bad eggs..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Mirror of Madness!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  7. 6. ["We got the bases full..."]
    Buddy
  8. 7. Bike-ology
    Morrow Coaster Brake
  9. 8. ["The water looks cold!"]
    Gags
  10. 9. The Cruise to Nowhere!
    Penniless Palmer
  11. 10. ["Howdy again, folks!"]
    Prof. Pipp
  12. 11. The All-American Way
    Liberty Belle
  13. 12. Motive, Revenge
  14. 13. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  15. 14. ["Here's a nifty, chum!"]
    Handy Andy
  16. 15. The Mobster and the Millionaire!
    Robotman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    World's Finest Comics
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Muscle Power Co.
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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