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Issue: Star Spangled Comics #7
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #7 of 130 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/01/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Introducing the Newsboy Legion with the Guardian!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #141 published September 1971
as Star Spangled Comics #7 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published May 2010
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]with the image flipped horizontally
In Content Item: FlagThe Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published May 2010
as Star Spangled Comics #7 cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Smoke Eater

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Story of the Newsboy Legion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Frankie the Fence (villain); Chips Carder (villain)
Synopsis: Jim Harper becomes the Guardian for the first time, and also stops a local gang of kids from being sent to jail, hoping he can help them turn their lives around.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #141 published September 1971
as The Story of the Newsboy Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #74 published April 1972
as The Story of the Newsboy Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #503 [Direct Sales] published September 1983
as The Story of the Newsboy Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published May 2010
as The Story of the Newsboy Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Crime Escadrille

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Gas Bombs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Captain X of the R.A.F.
Character(s): Captain X [Richard Dare]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale
First Line: Poor Bonecrusher, I guess I sort of left him cold!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Birth of Robotman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Joan Carter
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Don't Tread on Me

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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The Dwarf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Dwarf (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The first appearance of TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, appears next in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5 (Spring 1942).

The order of TNT appearances determined by copyright dates (Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 (April 1942) on February 1, 1942, World's Finest #5 on February 3, 1942). Note that the two books essentially debuted at the same time.
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The Fix

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Several small ads on the second page of the text story.
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The Picture That Killed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Needle; Dr. Weerd
Synopsis: The Needle and Dr. Weerd join forces.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Now on Sale

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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