Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-03-02
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #92 Edit Cover
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Movie Hero No. 1
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Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints (1)

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

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Movie Hero No. 1!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Eddie Beaugard; Johnny (Eddie's publicity agent); King Koll (villain); Batplane
Synopsis:
Eddie Beaugard was a real tough guy on the movie screen, but in real life he was timid and a coward...that is, until Batman gets shot.
Reprints (1)

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]
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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

Bamboozling the Bank Robbers
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"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page

The Man Who Lived in 1,000 Rooms!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Compass / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Inks:
George Papp (signed as Geo Papp)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

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: 6)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mom says I've got to have this bad tooth pulled out!

[no title indexed]
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Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page

Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Death in a Test Tube!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Federal Agent / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery

["Hmm-m... Doodle must have been painting the stairs...]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor

Digging Against Doom
(Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
R. H. Joseph (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]
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Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / advertisement / 1 page

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:No, you can't get on the basketball team!

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Ransom of Dan Hunter!
(Table of Contents: 15)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray (signed)
Inks:
Fred Ray (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:historical; western-frontier
Characters:
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter

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]
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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop!" "It's all right, officer...

[no title indexed]
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Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Movie Hero No. 1
    Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. Movie Hero No. 1!
    Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  5. Bamboozling the Bank Robbers
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  6. The Man Who Lived in 1,000 Rooms!
    Captain Compass
  7. ["Mom says I've got to have this bad tooth pulled out!"]
    Little Pete
  8. [no title indexed]
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  9. Keep an Eye on Your Favorite Newsstand
  10. Death in a Test Tube!
    Federal Agent
  11. ["Hmm-m... Doodle must have been painting the stairs...]
    Daffy & Doodle
  12. Digging Against Doom
  13. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  14. ["No, you can't get on the basketball team!"]
    Shorty
  15. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. The Ransom of Dan Hunter!
    Tomahawk
  17. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  18. ["Stop!" "It's all right, officer..."]
    Casey the Cop
  19. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
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