Star Spangled Comics #1 for Sale - First Appearance of John Law - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: October 1941
Key date: 1941-10-00
On-sale date: 1941-07-23
Indicia publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of John Law - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tarantula - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Buck Dare - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Weerd - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor James Stanton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain X - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Pemberton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lieutenant Armstrong - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gloria Pemberton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stuffy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Olga - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Harold Sherman; inks: Harold Sherman	Pat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, Dr. Weerd First, Professor James Stanton First
1	A Message to Our Readers Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board	text article	1	script: ? [as The Publishers]; letters: typeset
2	The Bund Saboteurs	comic story	20	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Harold Sherman; inks: Harold Sherman	Pat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, Gloria Pemberton First, John Pemberton First
3	Some Fun	cartoon	1	script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
4	To Dam the English Channel	comic story	8	script: Jon Blummer; pencils: Jon Blummer; inks: Jon Blummer	Captain X First, Buck Dare First, Stuffy First
5	Ace-Deuce	comic story	8	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal Sharp	John Law First, Tarantula First, Olga First
6	"Lefty" Banx	comic story	2	script: Norris; pencils: Norris; inks: Norris	"Lefty" Banx
7	Mystery of the Aerial Photographer	comic story	8	script: Ed Moore; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed Moore; letters: Ed Moore	Lieutenant Armstrong First
8	The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner	text article	2	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
9	Dr. Weerd and the Metal Monster	comic story	14	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Harold Sherman; inks: Harold Sherman	Pat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, Dr. Weerd First, Gloria Pemberton First, John Pemberton First, Professor James Stanton First
10	Action! Thrills! Adventure!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
11	New Orleans - The Battle Which Never Should Have Been Fought	cartoon	1	script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Fred Ray
12	-	illustration	1	pencils: Harold Sherman; inks: Harold Sherman	Pat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5	2017	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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