(January 1949)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-11-03
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 the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 2, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1948. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B162779.

Robin Declares War on Batman! (Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker revision from Win Mortimer to Mooney verified by Craig Delich.

Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #88
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Man Batman Refused to Help! (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Brent; Mr. Brent (Jimmy's father); Mr. Denton (Brent's business partner, death); Mr. Walsh (villain, Brent's business partner); Chopper Slade (villain); Rabbit (villain); Digger Davis (villain); Waxey Todd (villain); Mike the Mug (villain)
Synopsis
Robin has to race against the clock to prevent the execution of the wrong man sitting on death row for a crime he didn't commit.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The splash page is a close replication to the cover. Batman appearances begin here.

Inker revision from Win Mortimer to Mooney verified by Craig Delich.

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/).

Henry Iba (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Time to Kill! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Compass / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chuck Winter
Inks
Chuck Winter
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man with the Purple Hand (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! It sure is windy!
Genre
humor

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

Northwestern Products Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Girl Who Tried to Be a Boy! (Table of Contents: 11)

Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Merry [Merry Pemberton]

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: 12) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Irvin Foster Sportswear / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Become President of the Unted States (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

Gets the Bird! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Daniel Boone - King of the Hunters! (Table of Contents: 18)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Daniel Boone; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Mystery Mine's Treasure! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Ray-O-Vac / advertisement / 1 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)

What to Do if Lost in the Woods at Night (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Eveready Spotlight / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Robin Declares War on Batman!
    Robin
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. America's Greatest Comics Characters
  4. 3. The Man Batman Refused to Help!
    Robin
  5. 4. Henry Iba
    Wheaties
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  7. 6. Time to Kill!
    Captain Compass
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Monark Super Deluxe
  9. 8. The Man with the Purple Hand
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. ["Gosh! It sure is windy!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Northwestern Products Co.
  12. 11. The Girl Who Tried to Be a Boy!
    Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Rice Krispies
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Irvin Foster Sportswear
  16. 15. How to Become President of the Unted States
  17. 16. Gets the Bird!
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  19. 18. Daniel Boone - King of the Hunters!
    Tomahawk
  20. 19. Mystery Mine's Treasure!
    Ray-O-Vac
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  23. 22. What to Do if Lost in the Woods at Night
    Eveready Spotlight
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Bob Hughes
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  • Jim Van Dore
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