(September 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-06-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual 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
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Guardian; Newsboy Legion
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby pencils credit from the collected edition. We formerly credited Curt Swan.

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/).

Signed "Simon & Kirby."

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)

Booty and the Blizzard! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Mr. Mulkey; Bull Roscoe (villain); Roddie (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.

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) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Weasel in the Woodpile (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Thurston Harper
Inks
Thurston Harper
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

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

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

The Mad Bull (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Crooks on Ice (Table of Contents: 8)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman; Robbie the Robotdog; Mopey

Indexer Notes

writer id by Martin O'Hearn

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Golden Silence (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Neill (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No kidding, kids... Y'gotta do better!

When Dreams Come True! (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; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Dr. Carter (villain)

Start Playing the Champion Style Golf of Gene Sarazen (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Outpost in the Philippines! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (ghosted for Don C. Cameron)
Pencils
Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks
Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Liberty Belle; Rickey Cannon; Sergeant Albert Walker

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Martin O'Hearn

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

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

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Eveready / 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. ["We like to think of it as a medal..."]
  4. 3. Booty and the Blizzard!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. ["You're learning fast, Shea..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. A Weasel in the Woodpile
    Penniless Palmer
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  8. 7. The Mad Bull
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  9. 8. Crooks on Ice
    Robotman
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Bit-o-Honey
  11. 10. Golden Silence
  12. 11. ["No kidding, kids... Y'gotta do better!"]
  13. 12. When Dreams Come True!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  14. 13. Start Playing the Champion Style Golf of Gene Sarazen
    Wheaties
  15. 14. Outpost in the Philippines!
    Liberty Belle
  16. 15. ["Volto's weird magnetic powers protect a merchantman..."]
    Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes
  17. 16. Tops in Comics!
  18. 17. ["It's a little gift for the sergeant..."]
    Eveready
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  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Evaristo Lito Sandoval
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore