Star Spangled Comics #74

(November 1947)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Clock Strikes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ? (see notes); ? (see notes)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock (villain)

Synopsis

The Clock escapes from behind prison bars where the Boy Wonder once put him, but he must act quickly and re-capture him before "time kills Robin"!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The writing, events and sequences in this story are identical to those used in "Batman's First Case", which appeared later in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #265 (March 1959), leading to the conclusion that THIS story was also written by Bill Finger. (Added by Craig Delich.)

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/).

Wally Butts (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Racing to the Rescue (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

"U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The World's Most Famous Dog (Table of Contents: 5)

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 Robot Dog; Cragg (villain); Slip (villain)

The Secret-Play Touchdown (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Mr. Mixup (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Penniless Palmer

Indexer Notes

Story title corrected by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

Looters of the Lake! (Table of Contents: 9)

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; Admiral Vanderpool; Slim Merckle (villain)

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/).

The Case of the Kidnapped Heiress (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / 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

Wanted - Man to Work in Theater on Stage

Genre

humor

Birthday Surprise (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Cal Vine (house name)

Letters

typeset

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

The Legend of Wolf Valley! (Table of Contents: 14)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron ?

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Sellum Sam; Strong Stephen

Synopsis

A mysterious wolf is accused of killing trappers. Tom and Dan set out to find out what's behind the legend.

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/).

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Irvin Foster Sportswear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)