Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #57

Cover Date: June 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-04-02

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "A Recruit For The Legion!" (10 Pages)

Feature Character(s):

Guardian (next in issue #59)

Newsboy Legion

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Villain(s):

Snake Huggins and his gang (first appearance for all; tries to infiltrate the Legion to learn the Guardian's secret identity)

Timothy Tuck (first appearance; poses as a wealthy youngster wanting to join the Newsboy Legion)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "The Animated Crooks" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Pills Perkins and his gang (first appearance for all; disguise themselves as animated billboard figures to rob businesses)

Comment(s):

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

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Third Story: "From Cage to Canine!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Third Story: "The Flaming Test!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Jon Small

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid

Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

Gloria Pemberton

Location(s):

Camp Vale

Comment(s):

This story happens during the summer.

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Fifth Story: "Death's Lookout!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon (between issues #55/5 and #64/5)

Villain(s):

Rabaldi (first appearance; a spy for the Japanese; dies)

Krill and Zanthers (first appearance for both; spies for the Japanese)

Comment(s):

This story takes place around July 4th, 1945.

This is the final wartime Liberty Belle adventure.

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