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87December 1948
$0.10

Star Spangled Comics #87

DC · December 1948 · on sale 1948-10-04

First appearance: Dan HunterFirst appearance: Merry
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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#87
Publication date
December 1948
Key date
1948-12-00
On-sale date
1948-10-04
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Merry - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Sinister Knight!cover1pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappDick Grayson, Robin
2The Sinister Baron!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4Action Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Mr. and Mrs. Jonah!comic story10pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck Winter; letters: Ira SchnappCaptain Mark Compass; Jonas Elders; Anita Elders; Professor Kurt Vroon; Doctor Leslie Stroud
8Crime on Ice!comic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappMerry First, Merry Pemberton
10-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
12When the Movies Were Youngtext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
16The Man Who Built a City!comic story10pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RayTom Hawk, Dan Hunter First, Tomahawk
18-comic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Robin Archives #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2625-1		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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