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Star Spangled Comics 48

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #48

Cover Date: September 1945
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Booty and The Blizzard!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsArturo Cazeneuve
InksGeorge Roussos
LetteringIra Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Guardian
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words
Tommy Thompkins
Gabby
Scrapper

Villain(s):

Bull Roscoe and his gang

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the depths of a winter blizzard.


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Second Story: "A Weasel in the Woodpile" (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtThurston Harper

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Third Story: "Crooks on Ice" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Mopey and his gang (first appearance for all; use ice to ship out stolen diamonds)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses a combination of hand lettering and Ames Mechanical lettering.
Crane's interest in cryogenics in this story may be linked to the preservation of Chuck Grayson's body at a later date.


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Fourth Story: "When Dreams Come True!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJon Small

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Villain(s):

Dr. Carter (first appearance; uses drugs and hypnosis to frame Stripesy for a crime spree)


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Fifth Story: "Outpost in the Philippines!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtChuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

Japanese Soldiers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Philippines

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the late summer of 1944.


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