Star Spangled Comics
#126
(March 1952)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-01-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Phantom of Paris!
Doctor Thirteen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Keywords
- opera
Indexer Notes
Ira Schnapp letterer credit confirmed via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
The Team's the Thing!
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Hank Borden
- Synopsis
- Binky teaches his younger brother about the importance of teamwork when playing sports.
- Keywords
- African Americans; basketball
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Phantom of Paris!
Doctor Thirteen / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Feature Logo
The Ghost-Breaker- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Doctor Terry Thirteen; Marie Leeds; Gustave Landou; Ferandel; Pierre Morton; Claude Martineau
- Synopsis
- Mysterious deaths at the Paris Opera are followed by the appearance of the legendary Phantom of Paris. Doctor Thirteen takes the place of one of the singers to figure out what is really happening.
- Reprints
-
in The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1969 series) #3 (September-October 1969) [first page omitted] which is reprinted -
in Skräckserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1973 series) #3/1973 (18 april 1973) -
in Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (1er trimestre 1975) - in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
-
in Fantomet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #19/1998 (uke 38 1998)
-
- Keywords
- opera; Paris
[no title indexed]
Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What word is pronounced wrong by the greatest scholars?
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, he's good!
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble.
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Lippert Picture film Superman and the Mole Men (1951), the first feature film based on a DC Comics character.
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Er - how about a goodnight kiss?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
- Synopsis
- Vic learn that a simple kiss is far from free.
Wild West Charlie Bags a Mountain Lion
Luden's Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Wild West Charlie
Danger in the Hall of Trophies!
Robin / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Robin the Boy Wonder [inside bat]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Lieutenant Ledoux; Slicker Steele
- Synopsis
- A criminal posing as a renowned French detective convinces Commissioner Gordon and Robin that he should visit the Bat-Cave. Once there he plants a tracking device that will enable criminals to discover the location of Batman's secret headquarters.
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #192 (March 1970) which is reprinted
-
in Batman Annual (Egmont UK, 1979 series) #1980 ([September] 1979) -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1970 (13. Juni 1970) which is reprinted -
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #131 (Circa July 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; radium
Indexer Notes
Many of Batman's trophies appear in this story, including the dinosaur and the giant penny.
Sabotage on the High Seas!
Captain Compass / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Norris (sourced) (see notes)
- Inks
- Paul Norris (sourced) (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
Captain Compass- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Captain Mark Compass; Captain Pearly Pritchard; Dan Penny; Mr. Hanson
- Synopsis
- Captain Pritchard's new safety inventions all appear to be dangerous failures until Captain Compass figures out they have been sabotaged.
- Reprints
On Roads the Seabees Built
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Schlosser (under house name Henry F. Schlosser)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
- Synopsis
- History of the construction battalions of the United States military, that build the infrastructure needed for the troops in battle.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Boys! Girls! Look!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Offer for a "24-k gold-plated good luck ring" for 25 cents and the front panel of any Smith Brothers Cough Drops box.
The Magic Tomahawk!
Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Tomahawk- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; General George Washington; Chief Three Eagles; Paul Revere (cameo)
- Synopsis
- General Washington rewards Tomahawk with a silver tomahawk, which the conniving Chief Three Eagles believes is a magic weapon. He steals the gift, forcing Tomahawk to pursue him to retrieve it while still carrying out a mission to deliver secret orders to Fort Franklin.
- Reprints
- in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-47 (August-September 1976)
-
- Keywords
- Albany; American Revolution; Mohawks; Native Americans
"No Sticky Hair, Hands, or Comb!" Says Bert Parks
Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Bert Parks
Indexer Notes
Endorsement of Vitalis by actor, singer, and television host Bert Parks (1914-1992).
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny?
Learn Radio-Television by Practicing at Home in Spare Time
National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Phantom of Paris!
Doctor Thirteen -
1.
The Team's the Thing!
Binky -
2.
The Phantom of Paris!
Doctor Thirteen -
3.
["What word is pronounced wrong by the greatest scholars?"]
Necco Wafers -
4.
["Golly, he's good!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
5.
Superman and the Mole Men
Superman -
6.
["Er - how about a goodnight kiss?"]
Varsity Vic -
7.
Wild West Charlie Bags a Mountain Lion
Luden's Cough Drops -
8.
Danger in the Hall of Trophies!
Robin -
9.
Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
10.
Sabotage on the High Seas!
Captain Compass -
11.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You
Wheaties -
12.
On Roads the Seabees Built
-
13.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
14.
Boys! Girls! Look!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
15.
The Magic Tomahawk!
Tomahawk -
16.
"No Sticky Hair, Hands, or Comb!" Says Bert Parks
Vitalis Hair Cream -
17.
["Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
Learn Radio-Television by Practicing at Home in Spare Time
National Radio Institute Home Study Course -
19.
Announcing the New Daisy Defender...
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Denys Howard
- Bob Hughes
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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