Star Spangled Comics #42 (1945) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Brodie; letters: Ira Schnapp	The Guardian, Jim Harper
1	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
2	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
3	The Power of the Press!	comic story	10	pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Steve Brodie; letters: Ira Schnapp	Big Words, Gabby, The Guardian, Jim Harper, Scrapper, Tommy
5	The Man Who Changed Color!	comic story	5	pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan Kaye
7	One-Track Tuttle!	comic story	6	pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson; letters: Jimmy Thompson	Robbie the Robotdog, Robotman
8	The Boners	comic story	1
9	Sweet Revenge	text story	2	script: Fred Whitby
10	Peril and Plunder!	comic story	10	pencils: Jon Small; inks: Jon Small	Pat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy
12	Swords in the Sea!	comic story	10	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck Winter	Liberty Belle
14	-	public service announcement	1

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

Collection	Year
The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-7236-4	2017	On eBay ›

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