(January 1946)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-10-30
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. On-sale date of November 2 in ad in Sensation Comics #48.

Rehearsal for Crime (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Steve Brodie
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Guardian; Newsboy Legion
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed from collected edition.

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/).

Signed "Simon - Kirby."

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

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

D Is for Donkey (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Rehearsal for a Crime! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Steve Brodie
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Blackie Evers (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit confirmed from collected edition.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Blitzed the "Bullet Proof Men" (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghost Dog! (Table of Contents: 6)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
Jimmy Thompson
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog; Stubs Morgan (villain)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Beggar Band! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

Big Red (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Eddie Bell (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somebody following you, Daffy?
Genre
humor

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

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Pills and the Pottage (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Thurston Harper
Inks
Thurston Harper
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Nat Holman (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeepers, this football game should be a humdinger!
Genre
humor

Why Everybody Goes for Fleers! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Fleers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Seasick Mikado! (Table of Contents: 16)

Liberty Belle / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson (credited as Don C. Cameron)
Pencils
Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks
Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Rickey Cannon; Captain Fuyosho; Lun Fo

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

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

Daisy Air Rifles / 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) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rehearsal for Crime
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. D Is for Donkey
  4. 3. Rehearsal for a Crime!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. ["Get that package out of sight!"]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. How Thom McAn Blitzed the "Bullet Proof Men"
    Thom McAn
  7. 6. The Ghost Dog!
    Robotman
  8. 7. ["Volto and Jimmy are flying over jungle..."]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  9. 8. The Beggar Band!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  10. 9. Big Red
  11. 10. ["Somebody following you, Daffy?"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  13. 12. The Pills and the Pottage
    Penniless Palmer
  14. 13. Nat Holman
    Wheaties
  15. 14. ["Jeepers, this football game should be a humdinger!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  16. 15. Why Everybody Goes for Fleers!
    Fleers
  17. 16. Seasick Mikado!
    Liberty Belle
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  20. 19. ["Clancy, I think you done that on purpose!"]
    Eveready
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