Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-10-31
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #100 Edit Cover
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The Frontier Phantom
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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 (2)

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 / advertisement / 1 page

The Killer-Dog of Gotham City!
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Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Officer Murphy; Duke (a dog); Joey Flint (villain, death); Pete (villain); Fats (villain)
Synopsis:
Robin saves the dog of a slain criminal and vows to make the animal, trained to hate Policemen, into a valued assistant in his war on crime.
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/).

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page

You Don't Have to Wait 2 Months for These Great Magazines!
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Action Comics; Detective Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Secret of the Submarine!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"
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Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero
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Superboy
Synopsis:
Superboy shows off the volunteer efforts of the teenagers of Smallville.

[no title indexed]
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Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good morning! Ready for your pick-up exercises?

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

Lawman without a Badge!
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Manhunters Around the World / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery

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

[no title indexed]
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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.75 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:H'lo, Timothy!

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

Oh, Bergen, Spare That Tree!
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Characters:
Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy

[no title indexed]
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Just Kiddin' / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A penny for your thoughts, pal!

The Frontier Phantom!
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Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:historical; western-frontier
Characters:
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Patrolman Mike Ellison; Monk; Mugger; Ratsy
Synopsis:
Suffering from fever, Patrolman Ellison imagines Tomahawk helping him catch some modern criminals.

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Frontier Phantom
    Tomahawk
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. The Killer-Dog of Gotham City!
    Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  5. You Don't Have to Wait 2 Months for These Great Magazines!
    Action Comics; Detective Comics; Adventure Comics
  6. The Secret of the Submarine!
    Captain Compass
  7. Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"
    Superboy
  8. ["Good morning! Ready for your pick-up exercises?"]
    Shorty
  9. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. Lawman without a Badge!
    Manhunters Around the World
  11. ["3 smash adventures..."]
    Superboy
  12. ["H'lo, Timothy!"]
    Casey the Cop
  13. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. Oh, Bergen, Spare That Tree!
  15. ["A penny for your thoughts, pal!"]
    Just Kiddin'
  16. The Frontier Phantom!
    Tomahawk
  17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  18. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  19. [no title indexed]
    Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
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