Star Spangled Comics #76

(January 1948)

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

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

Comiquiz (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

A Bicycle Built for Loot! (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Fence [Nick Dropps] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

When the Best Bicycle Company gives away 25 bikes to local high school athletes, they become the target of a master criminal known as the Fence, knowing that one of them holds a fortune in gems inside.

Reprints

• in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Splash is a partially altered version of the cover.

Mooney art credits verified by Craig Delich. We previously credited Jack Burnley (pencils) and Charles Paris (inks).

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)

The Log Jam Rescue (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Cons, Crime & Coffee! (Table of Contents: 6)

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 Robotdog; Tommy

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Puzzle of the Pilfered Saturday (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Penniless Palmer

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

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lit-Win

Pencils

Lit-Win

Inks

Lit-Win

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm. Just as I thought!

Genre

humor

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Me teach you white man's exercise...

Genre

humor

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Battle of the Century (Table of Contents: 13)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Richard; "Keep the Change" Chandler (villain)

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: 14) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Marbles and Muggs (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Lysing

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

The Firebug of Silver City! (Table of Contents: 17)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Ray

Inks

Fred Ray

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Flint Hiller (death); Mr. Johnson (villain)

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: 18) (Expand) /

Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Willie Wonder (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)