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Star Spangled Comics 79

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #79

Cover Date: April 1948
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1948-02-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Mooney


Story: "Zero Hour!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsJim Mooney
InksJohn Guinta
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #134; next in Batman #46)

Villain(s):

Clock

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Robin Archives #1 (2005)


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Second Story: "Prize Plunder!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

A crooked carnival (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

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


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Third Story: "Gentleman Pat Dugan!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtWin Mortimer
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Brooks and Deever and their gang (first appearance for all; trick Mr. Pemberton to taking them to a mechanical inventor's house to steal his plans)


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Punctured Ballons!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtStan Kaye
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunnie
Oxie


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Fifth Story: "A Victory for White Bear!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Ray
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Luke (first appearance; uses White Bear's inheritance to smuggle guns to Indians)

Other Character(s):

White Bear (John Steele; first appearance; an infant raised by the Iroquois)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the winter.


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