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18February 1954
$0.10

Star Spangled War Stories #18

DC · February 1954 · on sale 1953-12-21

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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
February 1954
Key date
1954-02-00
On-sale date
1953-12-21
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Gladiatorcover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Gladiator!comic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe Giella
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5The Best Present of All!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Human Trigger!comic story5.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
8Hopalong Cassidypromo (ad from the publisher)1
9-comic story1script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
10Ninety-Day Wondercomic story5.67script: Art Wallace; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Sy Barry
11-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
12Metal Duckstext article2letters: typeset
13War Cart to Tank!comic story1
14Warrior Shepherdcomic story6script: Ed Herron; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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