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31April 1944
$0.10

Star Spangled Comics #31

DC · April 1944 · on sale 1944-02-01

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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
April 1944
Key date
1944-04-00
On-sale date
1944-02-01
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Questions Please!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe SimonThe Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Questions, Please?comic story11pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneThe Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; the Roving Reporter; Preston (radio station employee); Purple Mask Gang [Squirrel Moran; others unnamed] (villains)
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
6Arson Larceny!comic story10pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal ShermanThe Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
7Fight Paper Waste -- And Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]
9Swindles Unlimited!comic story5.67pencils: George Storm; inks: George StormPenniless Palmer
10World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1
12The Solid Sky!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterLiberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]
13Picture Frametext story2script: Walt Adams
14-comic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrSuper-Sleuth McFooey
15The Dog Days of Crime!comic story6.67pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson; letters: Jimmy ThompsonRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
16Leading Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1
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