Star Spangled Comics #90

(March 1949)

The Mystery of Rancho Fear! (Table of Contents)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed France Herron ?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. LaPointe (geologist, death); Beansy (villain); Little John Johnson (villain); Jeff (villain); Slim (villain)

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin, in disguise, travel to Rancho Fear to track down a gang who has stolen a metal cylinder that once held a sample of a new gas deposit located near the rancho that the criminal intend to use to their advantage.

Reprints:

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

Keywords:

Batplane

High As A Kite (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Island of Molten Hate (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Papp (signed) [as Geo Papp]

Inks:

George Papp (signed) [as Geo Papp]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Remote Control Murder (Table of Contents)

The Perfect Crime Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

"Are you sure it's okay Mother?" (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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

[Duel of the Gimmicks] (Table of Contents)

Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Winslow Mortimer

Inks:

Winslow Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Merry [Mary Pemberton]

Reprints:

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #416 (March 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-10 (March 1972)

["Hmm--"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 1 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 Man Who Lived Too Soon (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Irwin

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Lost Men of Fort Chance (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed France Herron ?

Pencils:

Fred Ray (signed) [as F RAY]

Inks:

Fred Ray (signed) [as F RAY]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western; period

Characters:

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Little Thunder (villain); Fleet Wolf

Synopsis:

Tomahawk is captured by the Seneca when trying to bring help to Fort Chance.