Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #58

Cover Date: July 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-04-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby

Story: "The Matadors of Suicide Slum!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Jack Kirby
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Newsboy Legion:

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Other Character(s):

Juanito Perez (first appearance; an elderly janitor who used to be a matador)

Diablo (first appearance; an elderly bull)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "Department of Clever Crimes!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jon Small
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid

Stripesy

Villain(s):

Department store robbers (first appearance for all)

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Third Story: "The Living Statues" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Thurston Harper

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Fourth Story: "Jive to Jail!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Drummer Drummond and his gang (first appearance for all; uses a cover as a band to commit crimes)

Comment(s):

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

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Fifth Story: "The Fugitive from Mankind!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Villain(s):

Karl Gloetter (first appearance; an escaped Nazi officer hiding as an eccentric)

Location(s):

Gulf coast of Florida

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