(June 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-04-02
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.

Crime Gets Clipped (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
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/).

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

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

People Like to Laugh! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Crime Gets Clipped! (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 Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]]; Mr. Sharp; A. Jackson Peltzer; Puffy Belden (villain)
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/).

Duel with a Man-Eating Shark! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Danny the Doodling Drummer (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Thurston Harper (signed as T. H.)
Inks
Thurston Harper (signed as T. H.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited Stan Kaye with the artwork in error.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Heads, Robotman Wins! (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; Robbie the Robot Dog; Beefy Jack

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Noisy Necktie! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Small
Inks
Jon Small
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Elmer Mook

Carnival of Crime (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Jasper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
According to this old map I found...
Genre
humor

The Loaf of Life! (Table of Contents: 12)

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; Professor Wayland; Mishi Nakimoto (villain)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Bonnie Gaye Fashions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Crime Gets Clipped
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. People Like to Laugh!
  4. 3. Crime Gets Clipped!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. Duel with a Man-Eating Shark!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  6. 5. Danny the Doodling Drummer
    Penniless Palmer
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  8. 7. Heads, Robotman Wins!
    Robotman
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  10. 9. The Noisy Necktie!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  11. 10. Carnival of Crime
  12. 11. ["According to this old map I found..."]
    Jasper
  13. 12. The Loaf of Life!
    Liberty Belle
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Bonnie Gaye Fashions
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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