(May 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1949-03-02
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.

Movie Hero No. 1 (Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Movie Hero No. 1! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern ?
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]; Eddie Beaugard; Johnny (Eddie's publicity agent); King Koll (villain); Batplane
Synopsis
Eddie Beaugard was a real tough guy on the movie screen, but in real life he was timid and a coward...that is, until Batman gets shot.
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: 3) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bamboozling the Bank Robbers (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Lived in 1,000 Rooms! (Table of Contents: 5)

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: 6)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mom says I've got to have this bad tooth pulled out!
Genre
humor; children

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

Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Death in a Test Tube! (Table of Contents: 9)

Federal Agent / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

["Hmm-m... Doodle must have been painting the stairs...] (Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Digging Against Doom (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. H. Joseph (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Columbia; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, you can't get on the basketball team!
Genre
humor

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

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

The Ransom of Dan Hunter! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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: 16) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop!" "It's all right, officer...
Genre
humor

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

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

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Movie Hero No. 1
    Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Movie Hero No. 1!
    Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  5. 4. Bamboozling the Bank Robbers
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  6. 5. The Man Who Lived in 1,000 Rooms!
    Captain Compass
  7. 6. ["Mom says I've got to have this bad tooth pulled out!"]
    Little Pete
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  9. 8. Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand
  10. 9. Death in a Test Tube!
    Federal Agent
  11. 10. ["Hmm-m... Doodle must have been painting the stairs...]
    Daffy & Doodle
  12. 11. Digging Against Doom
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Columbia; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  14. 13. ["No, you can't get on the basketball team!"]
    Shorty
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. The Ransom of Dan Hunter!
    Tomahawk
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  18. 17. ["Stop!" "It's all right, officer..."]
    Casey the Cop
  19. 18. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore