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Star Spangled Comics 81

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #81

Cover Date: June 1948
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1948-04-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "The Seeing-Eye Dog Crimes!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtJim Mooney
LetteringIra Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Robin (last in Detective Comics #136; next in Batman #47)

Villain(s):

Seeing-Eye Dog Kidnappers (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Winner (first appearance; a seeing-eye dog)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

Finger and Mooney credited as Bob Kane.

Story Reprinted in:

Robin Archives #1 (2005)


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Second Story: "The Battle of the Robots" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman (next in Detective Comics #138/2)

Villain(s):

Stevens and his gang (first appearance for all; tries to kill Russel Carter to take credit for building a robot)

Other Character(s):

Russel Carter (first appearance; builds a housekeeping robot)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses an Ames Lettering Guide and hand lettering.


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Third Story: "The Human Fly!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtWin Mortimer
LetteringIra Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton
Gloria Pemberton
Merry Creamer (first appearance; an orphan adopted by the Pembertons; learns Syl and Pat's secret identities)

Villain(s):

Klinker and Buggsy (first appearance for both; blackmail Creamer back into crime; both die)

Other Character(s):

Fly-Foot Creamer (first appearance; Merry's father; a former crook blackmailed back into crime; dies)


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Fourth Story: "The Secret of The Highwayman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Ray
LetteringIra Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Tomahawk

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Hunter

Villain(s):

Highwayman

Location(s):

18th Century Colonial America


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