Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-07-04
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #96 Edit Cover
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Tomahawk / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:historical; western-frontier
Characters:
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Robin [Dick Grayson] (inset)
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.

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Boy Who Could Invent Miracles!
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Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Horace; Mrs. Clemson (Horace's housekeeper); Mr. Cummings (newspaper pressman); Gumdrop Gates (villain); Joe (villain); Mike (villain); Lefty (villain)
Synopsis:
Robin and a young boy inventor work together to round up a gang of crooks interested in using the young man's inventions for crime. But Robin is due for a surprise when the inventor pulls out his latest invention: X-ray glasses!
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/).

Stan Musial
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

The Drums of the Dead!
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Tomahawk / comic story / 9 pages

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

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Kellogg's Variety / advertisement / 1 page

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

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Pow-Wow Smith; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Port of the Past!
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Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages

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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/).

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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

The Disappearing Ducks!
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Dover and Clover / comic story / 4 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Dover; Clover

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/). Original letterer credit was to Henry Boltinoff.

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Batman; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Greatest Man in the World
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text article / 2 pages

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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Albert Schweitzer

Watchdogs with Wings!
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Manhunters Around the World / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery

Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops
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Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Smokey

Watch for Wakely!
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Jimmy Wakely / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Tomahawk
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Boy Who Could Invent Miracles!
    Robin
  4. Stan Musial
    Wheaties
  5. The Drums of the Dead!
    Tomahawk
  6. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Variety
  7. Editorial Advisory Board
  8. [no title indexed]
    Pow-Wow Smith; Detective Comics
  9. Port of the Past!
    Captain Compass
  10. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  11. The Disappearing Ducks!
    Dover and Clover
  12. ["For more adventures of Batman & Robin..."]
    Batman; Detective Comics
  13. The Greatest Man in the World
  14. Watchdogs with Wings!
    Manhunters Around the World
  15. Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops
    Peter Porkchops
  16. Watch for Wakely!
    Jimmy Wakely
  17. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
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  • Jim Van Dore
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