Star Spangled Comics #80

(May 1948)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Boy Disc Jockey! (Table of Contents: 3)

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]; Herbert Rork (tennis player, cameo); Waterfront Willie [Mr. Smith]

Synopsis

Dick Grayson becomes the announcer for Gotham High School's radio station...but soon discovers that the commercials he giving on the air are intended to aid a group of criminals commit crimes.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The splash page replicates the cover.

Writer credit from textual analysis by 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/).

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Killer Cat! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Bandits and the Biscuits! (Table of Contents: 6)

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; Mr. Barker; Barbara Barker; Reggie; Chuck

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deadline for Action! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bebe's quite thrilled with the camera she got for her birthday!

Genre

humor

Roping the Runaway Driver (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Safe-T Cone Co. / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Dance of Danger! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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 "Loco" Motive (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Rhodes

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Shorty and Stretch / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube (signed)

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, Stretch, I wish we'd get assigned...

Genre

humor

The Secret That Saved the Sandlot (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Under the Black Flag! (Table of Contents: 16)

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; Henry Gannon (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/).

Ranger Rescue (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)