Star Spangled Comics #118

DC Comics

United States

Published
July 1951
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Golden Age size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
DC: Superman National Comics
 
DC: Superman National Comics
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/8997

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Outlaw Indians! (Tomahawk) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Credits

Art
Fred Ray, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer (see notes)

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #31 ([August 1951])
Untitled

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/).

Show/hide 1. Now More Than Ever! Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Outlaw Indians! (Tomahawk) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tomahawk
Genre
Historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Fred Ray, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Tomahawk (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #4/1968 (1968)
Show/hide 3. Untitled (Kellogg's Pep) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kellogg's Pep

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 4. Untitled (Fleer's Dubble Bubble) Comics-form advertising, 0.5 pages

"Make her walk the plank!"

Featuring

Feature
Fleer's Dubble Bubble
Genre
Children

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 5. Untitled (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Wow - Look at that - A girl lifeguard!"

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]

Reprint history

 
First published in this issue
Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #31 ([August 1951])
Untitled
 
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #239 (August 1957)
The Girl Lifeguard
Printed in
Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #31 ([August 1951] ?)
Show/hide 6. The Sky Sleuths! (Manhunters Around the World) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Manhunters Around the World
Genre
Detective-mystery

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
John Fischetti, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #6 ([March 1957])
 
Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #6/1953 (juni 1953)
Show/hide 7. Squeeze Play Saves the Day! (Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story!; "P-F" Canvas Shoes) Comics-form advertising, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story!; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Genre
Sports

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 8. Untitled (Varsity Vic) Comic story, 1 page

"That gorgeous cutie, Lola Thompson, just moved on this street."

Featuring

Feature
Varsity Vic
Genre
Humour; teen

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #53 ([January 1952?])
Varsity Vic
 
United Kingdom
Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #86 ([July 1957?])
Untitled
Printed in
Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #53 ([October 1951])
 
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #112 (March 1957)
 
Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #8-9/1953 (august 1953)
Show/hide 9. The Captain of a Ferry (Captain Compass) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Captain Compass
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 10. Untitled (Quick Quiz) Cartoon, 0.67 pages

"Do whales spout water?"

Featuring

Feature
Quick Quiz
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
Horace Elmo, scripter [signed]
Art
Horace Elmo, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
Untitled  (Only three of four panels reprinted (excludes "Whales" panel))
Show/hide 11. Untitled (Wildroot Cream-Oil) Comics-form advertising, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wildroot Cream-Oil

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 12. Untitled (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Those policemen were real heroes - chasing the criminals while standing on the running board of a car!"

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]

Reprint history

Printed in
Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #31 ([August 1951] ?)
Show/hide 13. Editorial Advisory Board Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

Credits

Writing
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Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 14. Man to Super-Machine Text article, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
Frank Barber, author
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 15. Untitled (Sagebrush Sam) Comic story, 2 pages

"I hope they came!"

Featuring

Feature
Sagebrush Sam
Genre
Humour; western-frontier

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #129 (May-June 1958)
Show/hide 16. Untitled (Peculiar Pets) Cartoon, 0.67 pages

"As far as he knows, Clarence Lowe..."

Featuring

Feature
Peculiar Pets
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 17. Neat Treat! (Nestlé's Crunch) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Nestlé's Crunch

Credits

Writing
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Art
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Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 18. Operation Robin! (Robin) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Robin
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Jim Mooney, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer (see notes)

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #31 ([August 1951])
Operation Robin
Printed in
Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #31 ([August 1951] ?)

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/).

Show/hide 19. Untitled (Mystery in Space) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Mystery in Space

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 20. Look for the Real Reason! (Leave It to Binky) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Leave It to Binky
Genre
Advocacy; teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter

Credits

Writing
Jack Schiff, scripter
Art
Win Mortimer, line art
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Synopsis

Peggy thinks Binky's sudden remoteness is a ploy to interest her. However she quickly learns the real reason behind his attitude.

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 21. Squeeze Play Saves the Day! (Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story!; "P-F" Canvas Shoes) Comics-form advertising, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story!; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Genre
Sports

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 39545

Index completed

  • 25/06/2022

Last updated

  • 25/06/2022