Star Spangled Comics #87

(December 1948)

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Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sinister Baron! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I come from the Dark Ages!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Baron Hugo de Broot [aka Hugo the Terrible] (villain, flashback); the Robber Baron [Benny Broot] (villain, introduction); Books Roget (villain)

Synopsis

Racketeer Benny Broot discovers his ancestor was a robber Baron in the Middle Ages, so he decides to follow suit. However, when he actually begins to believe he IS his ancestor, the Dynamic Duo must put a stop to the charade and the resulting crimes.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Inker revision from Win Mortimer to Mooney verified 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/).

Bobby Dodd (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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J. T. Flagg Knitting Co., Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mr. and Mrs. Jonah! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Winter

Inks

Chuck Winter

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What makes a man a "Jonah"?

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Mark Compass; Jonas Elders; Anita Elders; Professor Kurt Vroon; Doctor Leslie Stroud

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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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Crime on Ice! (Table of Contents: 8)

Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ice is cold, but no colder than...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Merry [Merry 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/).

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Smack! Smack!

Genre

humor

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The Hood Rocket Boot / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

When the Movies Were Young (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man Who Built a City! (Table of Contents: 16)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I was born 200 years ago...

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Rankin; Filcher; Abner Lowell

Synopsis

Rankin and Filcher try to start an Indian war to drive the settlers of Bayport away from silver deposits. Only Abner Lowell is willing to defend his town.

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

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

Ozzie [DC] / 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

You'd better sleep here tonight, Ernie...

Genre

humor

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Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hopkinson Harmonica Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)