Star Spangled Comics #79

(April 1948)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Zero Hour! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

John Giunta

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock (villain)

Synopsis

The Clock breaks out of prison utilizing time to achieve it, then goes about using time once again to outwit Robin, even providing advance clues to those crimes!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The advance cover story title doesn't match the actual story title. The splash page replicates the cover.

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/).

Leo Johnson (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Prize Plunder! (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

Mystery on the Mountain (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gentleman Pat Dugan! (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Harvey; Lord Brooks (villain); Colonel Deever (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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A Date with Judy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Daffy, I've noticed everytime you begin to read a magazine...

Genre

humor

The Case of the Punctured Balloons (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Penniless Palmer

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Willie McTuff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll see that you don't escape again...

Genre

humor

Six Letter Man (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

A Victory for White Bear! (Table of Contents: 14)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; White Bear [John Steele]; Uncle Luke (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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Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's so, Casey -- I read it in a book!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #261 (November 1958)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #56 (1961)

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Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)