Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #40

Cover Date: January 1945
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Arturo Cazeneuve

Story: "Farewell To Crime!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks	Steve Brodie

Feature Character(s):

Guardian (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Newsboy Legion:

Big Words (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Tommy Thompkins (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Gabby (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Scrapper (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Villain(s):

Danny the Dip (first appearance; writes a 'tell-all' autobiography blaming some of his crimes on other criminals)

Big Lefty and his gang (first appearance for all; gets the blame for some of Danny's crimes)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "The Treasure Tracker!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Third Story: "The Spider's Web!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman (last in flashback in Golden Age Secret Files #1/1)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses a combination of hand lettering and Ames Mechanical lettering.

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Fourth Story: "Walnuts With Crushed Crooks on the Side!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Jon Small

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6; next in Leading Comics #13)

Stripesy (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6; next in Leading Comics #13)

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Fifth Story: "Dragons on the River!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle (last in DC Universe Holiday Bash #2/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon (next in issue #42/5)

Villain(s):

Japanese (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

China

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