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STAR SPANGLED COMICS #82
Cover Date: July 1948
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1948-05-05
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Mooney
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Jim Mooney |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Robin (last in Detective Comics #137; next in World's Finest Comics #35)
Villain(s):
- Duke Lowery (first appearance; an extortionist)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Finger and Mooney credited as Bob Kane.
- This story takes place during the summer.
Story Reprinted in:
- Robin Archives #1 (2005)
- Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)
Credits:
| Art | Jimmy Thompson |
| Lettering | Jimmy Thompson |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Robotman (next in Detective Comics #138)
Villain(s):
- Diamond thieves (first appearance for all; ; Goon Gompers and Bugs Brown named)
- Smithers (first appearance; the crooks crooked lawyer)
Other Character(s):
- Russel Carter (first appearance; builds a housekeeping robot)
Comment(s):
- Thompson uses an Ames Lettering Guide and hand lettering.
- Robotman rebuilds his body so his brain is housed in the chest cavity, and builds a video recorder in his head.
- Smithers questions Robotman's humanity, but this was decided in an earlier case in 1942.
Credits:
| Art | Win Mortimer |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Merry Pemberton (creates a costume and aids Syl and Pat without their knowledge)
Villain(s):
- Presto the Magician (first appearance; a stage magician who turns to crime)
Credits:
| Art | Fred Ray |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Googe and his crew (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Nantucket, Massachusetts Colony (in the late 18th Century)