(July 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-05-01
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich, and confirmed by Bob Hughes and Edgar Loftin; formerly credited to Arturo Cazeneuve. Kane credits verified on page 22 of Alter Ego #76.

Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).

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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

People Like to Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Clothes Make the Criminal! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Newsboy Legion: Big Words; Gabby; Scrapper; Tommy Tompkins
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; John Henry Hayes; Slim (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).

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

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Rainbow Sheep (Table of Contents: 5)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Thurston Harper (signed as T. H.)
Inks
Thurston Harper (signed as T. H.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sauce for Gander Gans! (Table of Contents: 8)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
Jimmy Thompson
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robbie the Robotdog; Robotman; Ted Gotlots; Gander Gans (villain)

Learn to Play the Champion Way! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In the Stars (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited as Ted Loury)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Not to Be Repeated! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Where There's Smoke There's Crime! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

S.O.S. (Table of Contents: 14)

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; Rickey Cannon; Captain Lane; Ludwig Von Runden [disguised as Captain Lewis Burnham] (villain); Oberleutnant Karltz (villain); Hermann (villain)

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

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. People Like to Laugh!
  4. 3. Clothes Make the Criminal!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. ["Wish the boss would shift me to left field..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. The Rainbow Sheep
    Penniless Palmer
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle Products
  9. 8. Sauce for Gander Gans!
    Robotman
  10. 9. Learn to Play the Champion Way!
    Wheaties
  11. 10. In the Stars
  12. 11. Not to Be Repeated!
  13. 12. Where There's Smoke There's Crime!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  15. 14. S.O.S.
    Liberty Belle
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
  17. 16. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  18. 17. ["Oops, pardon us, ladies! Wrong bench..."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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