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Star Spangled Comics 71

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #71

Cover Date: August 1947
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1947-06-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Perils of the Stone Age!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtWin Mortimer
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #126; next in Batman #42)

Supporting Character(s):

Professor Nichols (sends Dick back to "prehistoric times" via hypnosis)

Villain(s):

Urg (first appearance; a caveman)

Other Character(s):

Artug (first appearance; a caveman)
Brauna (first appearance; a cavewoman)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Robin Archives #1 (2005)


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Second Story: "Sour Dough Spondoolix" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Third Story: "Murder by Magic!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for both; plan to kill Gabbo to take his inventions for crime)

Other Character(s):

The Great Gabbo (first appearance; a stage magician with several unique inventions)

Comment(s):

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


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Fourth Story: "The Thief with 1,000 Lamps!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWin Mortimer
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Aladdin and his gang (first appearance for all; use special lamps to commit crimes)


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Fourth Story: "Mission to Metropolis!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtEdmond Good
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Earl of Westland and his gang (first appearance for all; pretends to be a nobleman to commit crimes)

Location(s):

Virginia Colony
New York, New York Colony


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