Star Spangled Comics #86

(November 1948)

The Barton Brothers! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger ?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Edward Carmine (a cabbie); the Barton Brothers [Babyface; Moose; Slim] (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

While closing in on the notorious Barton Brothers, Batman is shot and sinks into a coma from which he may not redcover, resulting in the Boy Wonder vowing to track down the villains, no matter what the cost!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([March] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Inker revision from Mortimer to Mooney verified by Craig Delich 2010-4-1. The splash page replicates the cover.

Death on the Speedway (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Sam Spade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Sam Spade; Effie

Indexer Notes

art looks like Curt Swan to me.

Danger- Full Speed Ahead! (Table of Contents)

Captain Compass / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chuck Winter

Inks:

Chuck Winter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

["What a swell set!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Jimmie Saves the Limited... (Table of Contents)

Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Watches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Williams (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Williams (signed)

Inks:

Bill Williams (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Jimmie

Crime Goes On the Warpath! (Table of Contents)

The Star-Spangled Kid featuring Merry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Star Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Merry, the Gimmick Girl [Mary Pemberton]

Avalanche (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Mac; Bob

["Gosh Daffy! Half of the potato is going to wste"] (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lit-Win

Pencils:

Lit-Win

Inks:

Lit-Win

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

A Visitor to Earth (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson [as William Morrison]

Letters:

typeset

["Hey! What's the big hurry?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Black Bandit of Versailles! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; period

Characters:

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Grey Wolf; Duke of Flaubert

Synopsis:

Tomahawk is summoned to France to protect a shipment of gold for America

Saving the Secret Supersonic Plane (Table of Contents)

US Royal; US Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

How To Catch More Fish (Table of Contents)

Everyready Spotlight / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

A. G. Homa