Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #79

Cover Date: April 1948
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1948-02-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Mooney

Story: "Zero Hour!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	John Guinta
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #134; next in Batman #46)

Villain(s):

Clock

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Robin Archives #1 (2005)

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Second Story: "Prize Plunder!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

A crooked carnival (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses a combination of hand lettering and Ames Mechanical lettering.

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Third Story: "Gentleman Pat Dugan!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Win Mortimer
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid

Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Brooks and Deever and their gang (first appearance for all; trick Mr. Pemberton to taking them to a mechanical inventor's house to steal his plans)

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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Punctured Ballons!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Stan Kaye
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunnie

Oxie

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Fifth Story: "A Victory for White Bear!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Fred Ray
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Luke (first appearance; uses White Bear's inheritance to smuggle guns to Indians)

Other Character(s):

White Bear (John Steele; first appearance; an infant raised by the Iroquois)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the winter.

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