Star Spangled Comics #78

(March 1948)

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Credit Sales Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rajah Robin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maharaja Shundu [Rajah Rahbin]; Thuggee Cult (villains)

Synopsis

A young Maharajah from India sees the Boy Wonder in action and desires to become the Robin of India. So while Dick Grayson is on vacation from school, he travels to India to train the young Rajah.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The splash page is a near replication of the cover.

Writer credit determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.

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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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

She Makes a Honey of a Rescue! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops in Crime (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 Robotdog; Johnny Topper; Jolly (villain)

The Dummy in the Wax Museum! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Script

Jack Farr

Pencils

Jack Farr

Inks

Jack Farr

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Every once in a century, some shy unassuming...

Genre

humor

Danny's Dream (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Pin-Ball Crimes! (Table of Contents: 11)

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; Pin-Ball (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/).

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Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mopey Marvin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll be right back...

Genre

humor

Time Check (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Garcia

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Secret of the Stockade! (Table of Contents: 15)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Black Cloud

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/).

Death on Wheels! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Nervous Norman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ooohhh... I just gotta make that train!

Genre

humor

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Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Easy Way to Change a Fuse (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)