(July 1948)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-05-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Boy Who Hated Robin!
Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Splash page same as the cover.
Inks credit from Craig Delich. The original indexer credited Stan Kaye.
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
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Want action???
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Boy Who Hated Robin!
Robin / comic story / 10 pages
- 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]; Petey Downs; Duke Lowry (villain)
- Synopsis
- While serving as guest counselor at Camp Robin, the Boy Wonder runs into a young lad who, for some reason, has it in for Robin.
- Reprints
- in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)
- in Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
The splash page replicates the cover.
Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
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/).
Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck (signed)
- Inks
- C. C. Beck
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Miss Trixie; Mr. Bingling
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie solves the mystery of a sabotaged trapeze.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Tootsie Pops candy.
The Robot's Revenge!
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; "Smart" Smithers; "Goon" Gompers (villain); "Bugs" Brown (villain)
Indexer Notes
Series moved to Detective Comics, starting with issue #138.
Won - By a Whisper!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
The Crimes by Magic!
The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- the Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Merry, the Gimmick Girl [Mary Pemberton]; the Great Presto (villain)
Indexer Notes
Ira Schnapp inker 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]
Goofy Gladys, the New Maid / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Pencils
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Inks
- Phil Berube (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, I'm just daffy about my new job...
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look at all these dolls - Wow!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jerry, here's some money...
- Genre
- humor; teen
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Doodle. I just wanted to phone you that I'd be late for supper...
- Genre
- humor
The Phantom of the Sea Spray!
Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Winslow; Captain Bobbins; Mr. Googe (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/).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Boy Who Hated Robin!
Robin -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["Want action???"]
-
3.
The Boy Who Hated Robin!
Robin -
4.
[no title indexed]
U. S. Keds -
5.
Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
6.
The Robot's Revenge!
Robotman -
7.
[no title indexed]
Schwinn -
8.
Won - By a Whisper!
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
9.
The Crimes by Magic!
The Star-Spangled Kid -
10.
["Gosh, I'm just daffy about my new job..."]
Goofy Gladys, the New Maid -
11.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Variety -
12.
["Look at all these dolls - Wow!"]
Shorty -
13.
["Jerry, here's some money..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
14.
[no title indexed]
Cracker Jack -
15.
The Invisible Clue
-
16.
["Hello, Doodle. I just wanted to phone you that I'd be late for supper..."]
Daffy & Doodle -
17.
Show Time
Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" -
18.
The Phantom of the Sea Spray!
Tomahawk -
19.
Rounding Up the Rustlers
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires -
20.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn -
21.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
22.
[no title indexed]
Milky Way
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Dave Marchand
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- John Pannozzi
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Evaristo Lito Sandoval
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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