Star Spangled Comics #73

(October 1947)

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

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

X Is for Unknown (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Black Magician! (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; The Black Magician [Count Cagliostro] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

After doing some reading, Dick decides to have Professor Nichols send him into the past to meet villains instead of heroes, specifically one Count Cagliostro, an alchemist.

Reprints

• in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Burnley pencils credit verified by Craig Delich. We previously credited Jim Mooney.

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/).

Stan Musial (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Carnival Crimes (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Penniless Palmer

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

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

Tops! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Animal Antics; Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Knightless Armor! (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

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog

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

Dick Tracy Wrist Radio / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Flight of the Crooked Bee! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Gloria Pemberton; Maestro Anton Bielaski; the Bee [Michael Bielaski]

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/).

Every Gun Is Loaded! (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Rhodes

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our favorite gadgeteer, inventor, bon vivant and man about-a-tool-house...

Genre

humor

Characters

Handy Andy

Top Favorite! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Gumps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Pirates of Buffalo Bend! (Table of Contents: 14)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Captain Spain; George Washington (cameo)

Synopsis

Pirates come up the Mississippi searching for buried treasure only to run into buffalo and other unexpected hazards.

Reprints

• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-47 (August-September 1976) [1 page only]

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/).

Out-Foxing the "Fox" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Sports Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Heroes of the Flood! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)