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Issue: Star Spangled Comics #118
Publication Date: July 1951
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Issues: #118 of 130 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/09/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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
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The Outlaw Indians!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Character(s): Tomahawk [Tom Hawk] (inset); Okavi; Big Eater; Fleet Moccasin; Storm Cloud
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In Issue: FlagTomahawk #1/1953 published ?cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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Now More Than Ever!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #71, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #65, and Mutt & Jeff (DC,1939 series) #52.
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The Outlaw Indians!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Character(s): Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Professor Alfreds; Big-Eater; Storm Cloud; Olika; Fleet Moccasin; Okavi
Synopsis: Tomahawk and Dan agree to help a professor from England who is gathering animals for a London zoo, as he will need protection from a band of outlaw braves.
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Pages: 10
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Rocket Rings

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud
First Line: Make her walk the plank!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Wow - Look at that - A girl lifeguard!
Synopsis: Jerry tries to get the attention of a female lifeguard by pretending he can't swim.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Sky Sleuths!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Fred Lane
Synopsis: Complex cases under the purview of the Civil Aeronautics Authority are described.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #6 published March 1957
as The Sky Sleuths! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Squeeze Play Saves the Day!

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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Jim Wise
Synopsis: Jim Wise talks about the advantage of P-F canvas shoes when playing baseball.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Varsity Vic
First Line: That gorgeous cutie, Lola Thompson, just moved on this street.
Synopsis: Vic hopes to impress the new girl in the neighborhood by mowing her lawn, but he's at the wrong house.
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Pages: 1
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The Captain of a Ferry!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Captain Mark Compass; Dan Penny; Bricker Sands; Frankie the Squid; Smiles Bailey
Synopsis: Following a difficult case, Mark seems to need a break so his boss assigns him to captain a ferry. Fortunately, this coincides with a gangland plot to hijack an armored car using the ferry to escape, and Mark proves that he's back up to speed by capturing the crooks.
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Do whales spout water?
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Keep woikin' on your violin, Willie...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Those policemen were real heroes - chasing the criminals while standing on the running board of a car!
Synopsis: Casey fails to catch a fleeing thief.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Man to Super-Machine

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, western
Character(s): Sagebrush Sam
First Line: I hope they came!
Synopsis: Sam is pleased with his new guns, but they don't help when he's confronted with a robber.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Peculiar Pets
First Line: As far as he knows, Clarence Lowe...
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Pages: 0.67
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Neat Treat!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.33
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Operation Robin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Angle; Mr. Bosler; Mother Waldo; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Matt Brewer; Homer Bell; Raymond Bell
Synopsis: When Dick Grayson receives a note suggesting that he is secretly Robin, he doesn't yet realize that it's part of a widespread operation to narrow down the list of potential Robins in order to get to Batman's secret identity.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #31 published August 1951
as Operation Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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/).

Jim Mooney hides his name on a chalkboard list of names of boys that could possibly be Robin.
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Don't Be Earth-Bound!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #2.
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Look for the Real Reason!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter
Synopsis: Peggy thinks Binky's sudden remoteness is a ploy to interest her. However she quickly learns the real reason behind his attitude.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Squeeze Play Saves the Day!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Jim Wise
Synopsis: Jim Wise talks about the advantage of P-F canvas shoes when playing baseball.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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