Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #55

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1946-01-29

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

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Gabby Strikes a Gusher

(Table of Contents)

The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	Steve Brodie
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

The Guardian [Jim Harper]

Newsboy Legion

Reprints (1)

in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 ([October] 2017)

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/).

Cover signed "Simon & Kirby."

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

G Is for Gazelle

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gabby Strikes a Gusher!

(Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	Jack Farr
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

The Newsboy Legion

Big Words
(without a universe)
Gabby
(without a universe)
Scrapper
(without a universe)
Tommy Tompkins
(without a universe)

The Guardian [Jim Harper]

J. Destry Shearer (villain); Pretty Boy (villain); Needles (villain); Stogie (villain)

Reprints (1)

in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 ([October] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit confirmed from collected edition.

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/).

"By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby" byline.

[no title indexed]

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Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

A Guilty Innocent

(Table of Contents: 5)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Stan Kaye
Inks:	Stan Kaye
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

[no title indexed]

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Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Hat Chase

(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils:	Phil Berube (signed)
Inks:	Phil Berube (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

Indexer Notes

On the top half of the page.

[no title indexed]

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History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

The Jigsaw Puzzle Murder!

(Table of Contents: 9)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages

Script:	Joe Samachson
Pencils:	Jon Small
Inks:	Jon Small
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]
Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
(without a universe)

Pudge Malone (death); Baldy Hines; S.J. Pemberton; Commissioner Dunn; Beetle

Synopsis:: Pudge is murdered by Baldy but before he dies he leaves a picture puzzle of his killer.; in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #185 (May 1972)

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: 10)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Lit-Win
Pencils:	Lit-Win
Inks:	Lit-Win
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the last button in the house...

Reprints (1)

in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #154 (July 1950)

[no title indexed]

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Fleer's / advertisement / 0.5 page

Champion

(Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages

Script:	Ted Udall (credited as Ted Loury)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

The Successful Failure

(Table of Contents: 13)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Jimmy Thompson
Inks:	Jimmy Thompson
Colors:	?
Letters:	Jimmy Thompson

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Robotman

Dr. Shrink

Byron Nelson

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Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Temporary Traitor!

(Table of Contents: 15)

Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron (signed)
Pencils:	Chuck Winter (signed)
Inks:	Chuck Winter (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Liberty Belle

Rickey Cannon; Nishi; Ishimoto; Shimizu

[no title indexed]

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The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

Cool Under Fire!

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Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

Gabby Strikes a Gusher (Table of Contents)

The Newsboy Legion / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

G Is for Gazelle (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gabby Strikes a Gusher! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Newsboy Legion / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

A Guilty Innocent (Table of Contents: 5)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Hat Chase (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

The Jigsaw Puzzle Murder! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 9 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page

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

Fleer's / advertisement / 0.5 page

Champion (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages

The Successful Failure (Table of Contents: 13)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

Byron Nelson (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Temporary Traitor! (Table of Contents: 15)

Liberty Belle / comic story / 10 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page

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

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

Cool Under Fire! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Gabby Strikes a Gusher

(Table of Contents)

Editorial Advisory Board

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

G Is for Gazelle

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

Gabby Strikes a Gusher!

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

A Guilty Innocent

(Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

The Hat Chase

(Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

The Jigsaw Puzzle Murder!

(Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Champion

(Table of Contents: 12)

The Successful Failure

(Table of Contents: 13)

Byron Nelson

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Temporary Traitor!

(Table of Contents: 15)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Cool Under Fire!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)