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Issue: Star Spangled Comics #77
Publication Date: February 1948
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Issues: #77 of 130 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/03/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U .S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Boy Who Wanted Robin for Christmas

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robin
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRobin Archives #1 published October 2005
as [Cover - Star Spangled Comics #77]; The Boy Who Wanted Robin For Christmas! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Boy Who Wanted Robin for Christmas!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ?
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robin
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bertram Beem (a billionaire magnate); Mr. Coombs (Beem's guardian); Jervis (villain, Beem's butler)
Synopsis: The richest boy in the world authorizes his mentor to provide $50,000 to the Police Fund IF he gets to work on a case with Robin to track down a crooked Santa Claus.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRobin Archives #1 published October 2005
as The Boy Who Wanted Robin for Christmas! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).

Writer credit suggested by analysis by Lou Mougin.
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"Chick" Davies

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gang Busters
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Robotman vs Rubberman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Jimmy Thompson
Inker(s): Jimmy Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jimmy Thompson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robotman
Character(s): Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog; Rubberman (villain); Frank the Fire-Eater (villain)
Synopsis: Robotman and Robotdog face the slippery and evil aims of a man who literally has a body made of rubber, making his capture rather difficult.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1990
as Robotman vs. Rubberman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Penciller(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ozzie
First Line: If I gave you six apples...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Mickey Marvel

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Penciller(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Inker(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
First Line: What luck to get this easy job painting...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Big Bad Banker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Star-Spangled Kid
Character(s): The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Williams (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Lit-Win] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Lit-Win] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Golly, I promised Doodle I'd mail this letter...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Crooked Crooner

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Long (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Penciller(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Goofy Gus
First Line: I can't eat this soup.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Case of the Missing Gopher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Thurston Harper
Inker(s): Thurston Harper
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Penniless Palmer
Character(s): Penniless Palmer
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): A Date with Judy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Assignment in Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Feature(s): Tomahawk
Character(s): Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Stoner; Donner; Phineas Ven Derr (villain)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lancaster County Seed Company
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): MoToR's Auto Repair Manual
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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How to Change a Tire at Night

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Eveready
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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