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96April-May 1961
$0.10

Star Spangled War Stories #96

DC · April-May 1961 · on sale 1961-02-21

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Identification plate

Series
Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series)
Issue
#96
Publication date
April-May 1961
Key date
1961-04-00
On-sale date
1961-02-21
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mission X!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappJesse the "Professor"; Marty
2Mission X!comic story13script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike EspositoJesse the "Professor"; Marty; four other unnamed Rangers
3Here It Ispromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson, Bernard Sachs; letters: Ira Schnapp
4A Salute to Our American Indians!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Army Crestscartoon1script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6Bodyguard for a Flattop!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Jack Abel; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Gaspar Saladino
7Our Army at Warpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-cartoon0.5script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10-letters page1script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
11The Nothing Ace!comic story5.67script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; letters: Gaspar Saladino
12G.I. Combatpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: Ira Schnapp

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

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CollectionYear
80 Page Giant Magazine #71965On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1253-7
2007On eBay ›

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