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42February 1956
$0.10

Star Spangled War Stories #42

DC · February 1956 · on sale 1955-12-25

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Series
Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
February 1956
Key date
1956-02-00
On-sale date
1955-12-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sniper Alley!cover1pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti
2Sniper Alley!comic story7.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
4Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy
5No Medal for Marty!comic story6script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
6Light Weapons Squad, Carrier Command, Undersea Traffic Control, Mess Callcartoon1script: Irwin Hasen; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen
7High Battleground!comic story6script: Bob Haney; pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Arthur Peddy
8Navy Life-Savingtext article2letters: typeset
9The Backstage Battle!comic story5.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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