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8May 1942
$0.10

Star Spangled Comics #8

DC · May 1942 · on sale 1942-02-28

First appearance: Sandy HawkinsFirst appearance: Sandy the Golden BoyFirst appearance: MowseOrigin: Dan the Dyna-Mite
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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-02-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Sandy the Golden Boy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The Black Star - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Dan the Dyna-Mite, TNT.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Jack KirbyBig Words, Gabby, The Guardian, Jim Harper, Scrapper, Tommy
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Turi of the Magic Fingersin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3Last Mile Alleycomic story13script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonBig Words, Gabby, The Guardian, Jim Harper, Scrapper, Tommy
4King Midascomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Harold Sherman; inks: Harold ShermanPat Dugan, Sylvester Pemberton, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy
6The Trio of Terrorcomic story8script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpJohn Law, Tarantula
7-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger; letters: Alger
8-comic story6script: R. L. Ross; pencils: R. L. Ross; inks: R. L. RossPenniless Palmer
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayThe Crimson Avenger, Pat Dugan, Green Arrow, Roy Harper, Sylvester Pemberton, Oliver Queen, Greg Sanders, The Shining Knight, Speedy, The Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, Vigilante, The Black Star First, Sir Justin
10A New and Different Sandman!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonWesley Dodds, Sandy Hawkins First, The Sandman, Sandy the Golden Boy First
11The Case of the Poison Parrotcomic story8pencils: Paul Norris; inks: Paul NorrisDan the Dyna-Mite Origin, Dan Dunbar, Tex N. Thomas, TNT Origin
12Chip Off the Old Blocktext story1.7script: John Hilton
14Horror Hospital!comic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Leo Nowak; inks: Paul CassidyChuck Grayson, Robotman, Robert Crane / Paul Dennis, Joan Carter
15Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1421971On eBay ›
The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2593-3
2010On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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