Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #76

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1947-11-05

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

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[The Fence]

(Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Jim Mooney
Inks:	Jim Mooney
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints (1)

in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Revised cover credits from Mortimer to Mooney verified by Craig Delich (October, 2005).

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/).

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications 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

Comiquiz

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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

A Bicycle Built for Loot!

(Table of Contents: 3)

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]; the Fence [Nick Dropps] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:: When the Best Bicycle Company gives away 25 bikes to local high school athletes, they become the target of a master criminal known as the Fence, knowing that one of them holds a fortune in gems inside.; in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Splash is a partially altered version of the cover.

Mooney art credits verified by Craig Delich. We previously credited Jack Burnley (pencils) and Charles Paris (inks).

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/).

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Log Jam Rescue

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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Cons, Crime & Coffee!

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Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog; Tommy

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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The Puzzle of the Pilfered Saturday

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Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages

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

Genre:humor

Characters:

Penniless Palmer

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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(Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page

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

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hmm. Just as I thought!

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Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Me teach you white man's exercise...

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Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Battle of the Century

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The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Richard; "Keep the Change" Chandler (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/).

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page

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Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Marbles and Muggs

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text story / 2 pages

Script:	Henry Lysing
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

The Firebug of Silver City!

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Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Fred Ray
Inks:	Fred Ray
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:historical; western-frontier

Characters:

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Flint Hiller (death); Mr. Johnson (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/).

[The Fence] (Table of Contents)

Robin / 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

Comiquiz (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 2)

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

A Bicycle Built for Loot! (Table of Contents: 3)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Log Jam Rescue (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Cons, Crime & Coffee! (Table of Contents: 6)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The Puzzle of the Pilfered Saturday (Table of Contents: 8)

Penniless Palmer / comic story / 5 pages

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

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page

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

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Battle of the Century (Table of Contents: 13)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Erector / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Marbles and Muggs (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages

The Firebug of Silver City! (Table of Contents: 17)

Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tips on Expert Skating / Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page

Willie Wonder (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

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Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

[The Fence]

(Table of Contents)

Editorial Advisory Board

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Comiquiz

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A Bicycle Built for Loot!

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

The Log Jam Rescue

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Cons, Crime & Coffee!

(Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

The Puzzle of the Pilfered Saturday

(Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 10)

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(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

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The Battle of the Century

(Table of Contents: 13)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

[no title indexed]

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Marbles and Muggs

(Table of Contents: 16)

The Firebug of Silver City!

(Table of Contents: 17)

[no title indexed]

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Willie Wonder

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