Star Spangled Comics
#128
(May 1952)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-03-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Girl Who Lived 5000 Years!
Doctor Thirteen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Doctor Terry Thirteen
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
- Synopsis
- Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; 1ater appears in DC comics cover-dated June 1965.
The Girl Who Lived 5,000 Years!
Doctor Thirteen / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Leonard Starr (signed as
Starr) - Inks
- Leonard Starr (signed as Starr)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
The Ghost-Breaker- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Doctor Terry Thirteen; Marie Leeds; Tateeka; Hendricks; Reed Masters
- Synopsis
- When Doctor Thirteen encounters a beautiful woman who claims to be thousands of years old, he finds himself in a dangerous situation that he only escapes with the help of Marie, his fiancée.
- Reprints
-
in The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1969 series) #2 (July-August 1969) [splash panel omitted] which is reprinted -
in Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1978 series) #8 (4ème trimestre 1980) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Showcase Presents: Phantom Stranger (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([December] 2006)
-
in Fantomet (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1998 series) #24/1999 (uke 47 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Egyptians
[no title indexed]
Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is round on both ends and high in the middle?
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New Wheaties are better than ever!
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Bob Feller
- Keywords
- baseball
Indexer Notes
Endorsement of Wheaties cereal by baseball pitcher Bob Feller (1918-2010).
[no title indexed]
One Punch Willie / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Kaye (signed as K)
- Pencils
- Stan Kaye (signed as K)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (signed as K)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Stan Kaye ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're overweight, Willie!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- One Punch Willie; Tex
- Synopsis
- It's hard for Willie to stay in shape for his next match.
- Reprints
- in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #100 (January 1958)
-
- Keywords
- boxing
The Pirates of Fernando Isle!
Captain Compass / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Captain Compass- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Captain Mark Compass; Hernan Seville; José Salvador
- Synopsis
- Compass's own freighter is hijacked by cargo thieves and he must recapture it using a replica of an old Spanish man-o'war.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whew - this pack is heavy!
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Private Pete
- Synopsis
- Pete's knapsack comes undone.
- Reprints
- in G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #54 (November 1957)
- in Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #175 (January 1967)
-
The Man Called "50-50"!
Robin / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Robin the Boy Wonder [inside bat]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robin [Dick Grayson]; 50-50 Finley; Commissioner James Gordon
- Synopsis
- Robin is captured by 50-50 Finley and his gang and forced to face the villain's system of justice but he outwits the crooks in the end.
- Reprints
- in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #76 (February-March 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer David Vern is also known as David V. Reed and David Levine.
Wild West Charlie Has a Lucky Luden's Tip...
Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Wild West Charlie
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Dad - I borrowed your shirt.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peg
- Synopsis
- Peg's dad gets annoyed when the family keeps borrowing his clothes.
- Reprints
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)
-
in Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #10 ([March 1959])
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC television and a listing of current DC titles.
Bags of Wind
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- David Kahn (credited as Dan King)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry (illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Story of the invention and early use of the hot air balloon, more than a century before the development of the airplane.
- Keywords
- hot air balloons
The Ambush at Sea!
Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Feature Logo
Tomahawk- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Sons of Liberty [John Hancock; Paul Revere; Will Dawes]; Jeremy Ross
- Synopsis
- On the eve of the American Revolution, Tomahawk and Dan help distract British forces while Paul Revere makes his famous ride.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- American Revolution; Boston; redcoats; Sons of Liberty
"No Sticky Hair, Hands, or Comb!" Says Bert Parks
Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Bert Parks
Indexer Notes
Endorsement of Vitalis by actor, singer, and television host Bert Parks (1914-1992).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Girl Who Lived 5000 Years!
Doctor Thirteen -
1.
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy -
2.
The Girl Who Lived 5,000 Years!
Doctor Thirteen -
3.
["What is round on both ends and high in the middle?"]
Necco Wafers -
4.
["New Wheaties are better than ever!"]
Wheaties -
5.
["You're overweight, Willie!"]
One Punch Willie -
6.
The Pirates of Fernando Isle!
Captain Compass -
7.
Your Hair's Best Friend
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
8.
["When does the race start?"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
9.
["Whew - this pack is heavy!"]
Private Pete -
10.
The Man Called "50-50"!
Robin -
11.
Wild West Charlie Has a Lucky Luden's Tip...
Luden's Cough Drops -
12.
["Look, Dad - I borrowed your shirt."]
Peg -
13.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
14.
Bags of Wind
-
15.
The Ambush at Sea!
Tomahawk -
16.
"No Sticky Hair, Hands, or Comb!" Says Bert Parks
Vitalis Hair Cream -
17.
Enter Here-- If You Dare!
-
18.
Come on, Join the Winners' Camp...
Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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