(April 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-01-30
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
Joe Simon (signed as Simon and Kirby)
Inks
Jack Kirby (signed as Simon and Kirby)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Guardian; Newsboy Legion
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Probable 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/).

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Trials of a Tenor! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Gabby; Big Words; Scrapper]; The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Mr. Cutter; Pipes Ferguson
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: 4) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Riddle in Raiment! (Table of Contents: 5)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Circus Terror! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hamlet of Harry the Ham! (Table of Contents: 7)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robot Dog; Belloni; Harry the Ham (villain)

Want to Be a Champion? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Exit the Clown (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alton Black
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page on inside back cover.

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

Chief Hot Foot / 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
Some spot!
Genre
humor

Look, Fellows... A Real U.S. Army Plastic Helmet! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mr. Gadget Learns a Lesson! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Small
Inks
Jon Small
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Mr. Wilkins; Mr. Gadget [disguised as Dr. Dagget] (villain)

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

Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Major Muffit / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's always got another code in his head...
Genre
humor

Accent on Action! (Table of Contents: 15)

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]; Rickey Cannon; Horatio Starr; Silas Brown; Mrs. Stackpoole; Professor Robinson; Sir Ronald Lorimer; Hans Schindler [disguised as Sir Miles Norman] (villain)

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

Baby Ruth / 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. ["For spine-tingling action..."]
  4. 3. Trials of a Tenor!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Eveready
  6. 5. Riddle in Raiment!
    Penniless Palmer
  7. 6. Circus Terror!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  8. 7. The Hamlet of Harry the Ham!
    Robotman
  9. 8. Want to Be a Champion?
    Wheaties
  10. 9. Exit the Clown
  11. 10. ["Some spot!"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  12. 11. Look, Fellows... A Real U.S. Army Plastic Helmet!
  13. 12. Mr. Gadget Learns a Lesson!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  14. 13. ["Careful, men, we are in dangerous South American jungles!"]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  15. 14. ["He's always got another code in his head..."]
    Major Muffit
  16. 15. Accent on Action!
    Liberty Belle
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Dave Marchand
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Evaristo Lito Sandoval
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zieff