Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #78

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Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1948-01-05

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

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Rajah Robin

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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

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.

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Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Rajah Robin!

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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]; Maharaja Shundu [Rajah Rahbin]; Thuggee Cult (villains)

Synopsis:: A young Maharajah from India sees the Boy Wonder in action and desires to become the Robin of India. So while Dick Grayson is on vacation from school, he travels to India to train the young Rajah.; in The Robin Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([October] 2005)

Indexer Notes

The splash page is a near replication of the cover.

Writer credit determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.

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

She Makes a Honey of a Rescue!

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Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page

Tops in Crime

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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; Johnny Topper; Jolly (villain)

The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

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The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Handy Andy / comic story / 2 pages

Script:	Jack Farr
Pencils:	Jack Farr
Inks:	Jack Farr
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Every once in a century, some shy unassuming...

Danny's Dream

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Pin-Ball Crimes!

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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]; S.J. Pemberton; Pin-Ball (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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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

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Mopey Marvin / comic story / 1 page

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

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll be right back...

Time Check

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text story / 2 pages

Script:	Martin Garcia
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Secret of the Stockade!

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Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages

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

Genre:historical; western-frontier

Characters:

Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Black Cloud

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/).

Death on Wheels!

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

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Nervous Norman / comic story / 1 page

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

Rajah Robin (Table of Contents)

Robin / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Rajah Robin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

She Makes a Honey of a Rescue! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page

Tops in Crime (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

The Dummy in the Wax Museum! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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

Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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

Handy Andy / comic story / 2 pages

Danny's Dream (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Pin-Ball Crimes! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Star-Spangled Kid / comic story / 7 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

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

Mopey Marvin / comic story / 1 page

Time Check (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages

Secret of the Stockade! (Table of Contents: 15)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

Death on Wheels! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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

Nervous Norman / comic story / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

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

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Easy Way to Change a Fuse (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

Rajah Robin

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Rajah Robin!

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She Makes a Honey of a Rescue!

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Tops in Crime

(Table of Contents: 5)

The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

Danny's Dream

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Editorial Advisory Board

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The Pin-Ball Crimes!

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 13)

Time Check

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Secret of the Stockade!

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Death on Wheels!

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[no title indexed]

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Easy Way to Change a Fuse

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