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Star Spangled Comics 59

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #59

Cover Date: August 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-06-03

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Cover Credits:


Story: "Answers, Inc.!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Layout pencilsJack Kirby
FinishesJohn Daly
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Guardian (last in issue #57)
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words
Tommy Thompkins
Gabby
Scrapper

Villain(s):

Glinty Gimmick and his gang (first appearance for all; fur thieves)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum


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Second Story: "Robbie Takes A Bow!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Unnamed thieves (first appearance for all; steal dogs that might have a formula written on their skin)

Comment(s):

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


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Third Story: "High-Handed Horseplay" (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtThurston Harper

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Second Story: "The Great Disappearing Act!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJon Small
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Great Gregory and Marvelous Marvin (first appearance; two magicians who use their stage magic act to cover his burglaries)


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Fifth Story: "The Hercules Raiders!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtChuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Villain(s):

Hercules Raiders (first appearance for all; former crooked athletes who gang together to commit robberies)
Sam H. Biggers (Samson Hercules Biggers; first appearance; a jealous sports columnist who organizes the Hercules Raiders; dies)

Comment(s):

This story happens probably in January.


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