(March 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1949-01-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Rancho Fear! (Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Keywords
horses; stagecoaches

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/).

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Rancho Fear! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

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
Keywords
Batplane

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/).

High As a Kite (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Island of Molten Hate! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

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/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Remote Control Murder! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
crime; detective-mystery

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/).

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure it's okay, Mother?
Genre
humor

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Duel of the Gimmicks! (Table of Contents: 9)

Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Merry [Mary Pemberton]
Reprints

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/).

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm--
Genre
humor

The Man Who Lived Too Soon (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
William I. Irwin
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Lost Men of Fort Chance! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron ?
Pencils
Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
Inks
Fred Ray (signed as F Ray)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
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.

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/).

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Rancho Fear!
    Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Mystery of Rancho Fear!
    Robin
  4. 3. High As a Kite
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  5. 4. Island of Molten Hate!
    Captain Compass
  6. 5. ["A big hit in Adventure Comics..."]
    Superboy
  7. 6. Remote Control Murder!
    A Perfect Crime Mystery
  8. 7. ["Are you sure it's okay, Mother?"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. The Duel of the Gimmicks!
    Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks
  11. 10. ["Hmm--"]
    Shorty
  12. 11. The Man Who Lived Too Soon
  13. 12. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  14. 13. The Lost Men of Fort Chance!
    Tomahawk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  17. 16. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore