Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #49

Cover Date: October 1945
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1945-08-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Steve Brodie

Story: "One Ounce to Victory!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Pencils	Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks	George Roussos
Lettering	Ira Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Guardian

Newsboy Legion

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Villain(s):

Tightlips and his gang (first appearance for all; accidentally donates a map to buried loot to a scrap drive)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "Scoundrel on the Sidelines!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Joe Samachson
Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Knuckles and his gang (first appearance for all; use a flagpole sitter to distract crowds)

Comment(s):

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

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Third Story: "Cabbage King" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Whitney Ellsworth
Art	Thurston Harper

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Fourth Story: "The Comet Kid and Barsey!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Joe Samachson
Art	Jon Small

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid

Stripesy

Villain(s):

Comet Kid and Barsey (Chiseler and Ox; first appearance; two crooks who use the team-work and secret identities to aid in their careers)

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Fifth Story: "Rose of the Rising Sun!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

Japanese Soldiers (first appearance for all)

Tokyo Rose (first appearance; see Comments)

Location(s):

Tokyo, Japan

Comment(s):

This story takes place before August, 1945.

In the DC Universe, there was only one person called Tokyo Rose.

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