Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1944-03-01
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #32 Edit Cover
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The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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The Newsboy Legion Flash; Tiny; Mike
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page

The Good Samaritans!
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The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 11 pages

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The Newsboy Legion Mrs. Sweeney (boarding house owner); Zig-Zag (villain); Flash (villain); Tiny (villain); Mike (villain, pawn-shop owner)
Synopsis:
Three criminals take up residence in a boarding house, holding a valise with $50,000 in it, none of it which can they touch because the serial numbers have been published. The Legion, knowing about none of this, offer to take in these three "roomers" when their landlady holds the valise for payment of rent in arrears.
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Hank the Yank / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jumpin' jeeps! Geta load of the size package Hank got...

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Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Numismatist's Nose!
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The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 10 pages

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Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper into War Weapons!
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Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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Superman puts on a special show, for 100 pounds of waste paper as an admission price, to demonstrate to the kids how that much waste paper can be transformed into 115 cardboard boxes which can hold ten 20mm shells.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jerry Bails.

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk!
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Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:humor
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Penniless Palmer

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public service announcement / 0.33 page

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  • Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Excellent statue of true friend of Japan!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Battle of the Big Swamp!
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Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages

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Chuck Winter (signed)
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Chuck Winter (signed)
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Super-Sleuth McFooey / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:humor; crime
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've been in fogs before...
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Super-Sleuth McFooey

Advance to Glory
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text story / 2 pages

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Dr. Gaunt, Genius!
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Robotman / comic story / 6.67 pages

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Dr. Gaunt

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Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Invention Company / advertisement / 1 page

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Let's Go to College / advertisement / 1 page

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Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    The Newsboy Legion
  2. [no title indexed]
    The Weather Man
  3. The Good Samaritans!
    The Newsboy Legion
  4. ["Jumpin' jeeps! Geta load of the size package Hank got..."]
    Hank the Yank
  5. ["A guide tol' me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house..."]
    Wheaties
  6. The Numismatist's Nose!
    The Star-Spangled Kid
  7. Be a Magician! Turn Waste Paper into War Weapons!
    Superman
  8. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  9. The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk!
    Penniless Palmer
  10. ["Excellent statue of true friend of Japan!"]
  11. ["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
  12. The Battle of the Big Swamp!
    Liberty Belle
  13. ["I've been in fogs before..."]
    Super-Sleuth McFooey
  14. Advance to Glory
  15. Dr. Gaunt, Genius!
    Robotman
  16. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  17. [no title indexed]
    Invention Company
  18. [no title indexed]
    Let's Go to College
  19. ["Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup."]
    Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
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