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Star Spangled Comics 12

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #12

Cover Date: September 1942
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Kirby (Signed)
Colors: Jack Kirby


Story: "Prevue of Peril" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Simon, Jack Kirby
PencilsJack Kirby
InksJoe Simon
LetteringHoward Ferguson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Guardian (between All-Star Squadron #44 and #50)
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words (last in All-Star Squadron #44)
Tommy Thompkins (last in All-Star Squadron #44)
Gabby (last in All-Star Squadron #44)
Scrapper (last in All-Star Squadron #44)

Villain(s):

Three Bank Robbers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum
Dekay Street

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #146 (February 1972)
The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (February 2010)


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Second Story: "The Case of the Precious Peach!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtHal Sherman
LetteringHal Sherman
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (last in All-Star Squadron #32)
Stripesy (last in All-Star Squadron #32)

Villain(s):

Smiley Malone and his gang (first appearance for all; runs a protection racket)
Freehand Finnegan (first appearance; runs a crooked gambling house)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in winter.


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Third Story: "Galloping Gold" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryManly Wade Wellman
InksEd Smalle
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Tarantula (next in Young All-Stars #14)

Supporting Character(s):

Olga

Villain(s):

Steeplejack Stolle (first appearance; a kidnapper)


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Fourth Story: "Mystery of the Hiccuping Parrot!!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtR. L. Ross
LetteringR. L. Ross
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Fifth Story: "Remember "Yesterday"!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLouis Cazeneuve
LetteringLouis Cazeneuve
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

T.N.T. (last behind the scenes in All-Star Squadron #32)
Dyna-Mite (last behind the scenes in All-Star Squadron #32)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Parkinson (first appearance; a teacher being forced to retire)

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Boston, MA
Detroit, MI

Comment(s):

Dan attends Southfield High School.


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Sixth Story: "Satan's Machine Shop" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsSam Citron, Shuster Shop
InksSam Citron, Shuster Shop
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Robotman (next in All-Star Squadron #13)

Supporting Character(s):

Chuck Grayson (next in All-Star Squadron #13)

Villain(s):

Slick Sharp (first appearance; a crooked lawyer)


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