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79April 1948
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Star Spangled Comics #79

DC · April 1948 · on sale 1948-02-04

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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
April 1948
Key date
1948-04-00
On-sale date
1948-02-04
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Tick-Tock Crimescover1pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: John Giunta; letters: Ira SchnappRobin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock
2Zero Hour!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: John Giunta; letters: Ira SchnappRobin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock (villain)
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Prize Plunder!comic story6pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson; letters: Jimmy ThompsonRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog
7Gentleman Pat Dugan!comic story7pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappThe Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Harvey; Lord Brooks (villain); Colonel Deever (villain)
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1Judy Foster
9-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
10The Case of the Punctured Balloonscomic story5pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayePenniless Palmer
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12Willie McTuffcomic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil BerubeWillie McTuff
13Six Letter Mantext story2letters: typeset
14A Victory for White Bear!comic story10pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Ira SchnappTomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; White Bear [John Steele]; Uncle Luke (villain)
15Western Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Bill Polk, The Wyoming Kid
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Detective Comics #2611958On eBay ›
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ISBN 1-4012-0415-5		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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