(March 1944)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-01-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby) (layout)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Keystone Kids (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Lady of Linden Lane (Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (layout, signed)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Joe Simon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Denny Malloy; Mrs. Malloy; Mrs. Smith; Easy Zanger (villain); Mopey (villain); Joe (villain)
Synopsis
An ex-con is being used by a group of criminals as a scapegoat while they fleece a wealthy lady of her money.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Clancy 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
That deserted house seems suspicious to me...
Genre
humor

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pennies from Heaven! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Sherman
Inks
Harold Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

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

Good Ol' Judge Jollopy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you a burning problem?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Phoney Fireworks! (Table of Contents: 9)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Storm
Inks
George Storm
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Penniless Palmer

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Prof. Pipp / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Farr
Pencils
Jack Farr
Inks
Jack Farr
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pull up your chairs, folks...
Genre
humor

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

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

The Riddle of the Arctic! (Table of Contents: 13)

Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron (signed)
Pencils
Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks
Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]

Help Me Smash This Menace! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Keywords
March of Dimes

Luck of the Irish (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Norman Goss
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
It's a beautiful day...
Genre
humor; teen

Crime's Kiddie Cart! (Table of Contents: 17)

Robotman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
Jimmy Thompson

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! You sure are in a hurry, my friend!!

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

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Keystone Kids
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. The Lady of Linden Lane
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. ["That deserted house seems suspicious to me..."]
    Clancy the Cop
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  7. 6. Pennies from Heaven!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  8. 7. ["Have you a burning problem?"]
    Good Ol' Judge Jollopy
  9. 8. ["Butch ain't got de nerve to hit this new kid..."]
    Wheaties
  10. 9. The Case of the Phoney Fireworks!
    Penniless Palmer
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
  12. 11. ["Pull up your chairs, folks..."]
    Prof. Pipp
  13. 12. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  14. 13. The Riddle of the Arctic!
    Liberty Belle
  15. 14. Help Me Smash This Menace!
    Superman
  16. 15. Luck of the Irish
  17. 16. ["It's a beautiful day..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  18. 17. Crime's Kiddie Cart!
    Robotman
  19. 18. ["Wow! You sure are in a hurry, my friend!!"]
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Metro Publications
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Craig Delich
  • Jim Doty
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Rowe
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore