(November 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1945-09-01
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
Fred Ray (signed as Simon & Kirby)
Inks
Fred Ray (signed as Simon & Kirby)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced) (see notes)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion
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/).

Signed "Simon & Kirby".

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

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

B Is for Beaver (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Leopard Man Changes His Spots! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (sourced)
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Newsboy Legion: Big Words; Gabby; Tommy Tompkins
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; Gary Wilkens; Mr. Summit; Leo (villain)
Reprints

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

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Robbie Shows His Teeth! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson (sourced)
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson
Inks
Jimmy Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
Jimmy Thompson
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robbie the Robotdog; Robotman [Robert Crane / Paul Dennis]; Tom Kendall; Dr. Pullem (villain)

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

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

Spiced with Scoundrels (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (sourced)
Pencils
Thurston Harper
Inks
Thurston Harper
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

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

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Son of His Father (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Eddie Bell (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So y'want me to get really mad?!?

Roundabout Robbery! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (sourced)
Pencils
Jon Small
Inks
Jon Small
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Mr. Gormley; Morden (villain)

Bernie Bierman (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Reluctant Star! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Joe Samachson (ghosted for Don C. Cameron) (sourced)
Pencils
Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks
Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]; Rickey Cannon; Mr. Royce; Higgins; Professor Wyatt; Simpson (villain)

How Thom McAn Rescued the Doomed Liner (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. B Is for Beaver
  4. 3. The Leopard Man Changes His Spots!
    The Newsboy Legion
  5. 4. ["We get all this energy from Wheaties, Coach!"]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Robbie Shows His Teeth!
    Robotman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bit-o-Honey
  8. 7. Spiced with Scoundrels
    Penniless Palmer
  9. 8. ["Volto's out-of-this-world magnetic powers..."]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  10. 9. Son of His Father
  11. 10. ["So y'want me to get really mad?!?"]
  12. 11. Roundabout Robbery!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  13. 12. Bernie Bierman
    Wheaties
  14. 13. The Reluctant Star!
    Liberty Belle
  15. 14. How Thom McAn Rescued the Doomed Liner
    Thom McAn Shoes
  16. 15. Tops in Comics!
  17. 16. ["I felt like working overtime, Sarge!"]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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