Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #31

Cover Date: April 1944
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks: Joe Simon (signed)

Story: "Questions, Please!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Gil Kane

Feature Character(s):

Guardian

Newsboy Legion:

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Villain(s):

Purple Gang (first appearance)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

Story Reprinted in:

The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (February 2010)

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Second Story: "Arson Larceny!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Hal Sherman
Lettering	Hal Sherman

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (next in Leading Comics #10)

Stripesy (next in Leading Comics #10)

Villain(s):

Henri Pallete and Umberto Olio (first appearance; two down-on-their-luck painters who become criminals)

Comment(s):

This story may take place in July 1943.

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Third Story: "Swindlers Unlimited!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Storm
Lettering	George Storm

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Fourth Story: "The Solid Sky!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

German Spies(first appearance for all)

Location(s):

South America

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Fifth Story: "The Dog Days of Crime!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog (gains more intelligence, now able to hold conversations; between issue #29/6 and #33/6)

Comment(s):

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

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