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Star Spangled Comics 51

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #51

Cover Date: December 1945
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1945-10-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Steve Brodie


Story: "The Style Show of Suicide Slum" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtJoe Kubert
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Guardian
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words
Tommy Thompkins
Gabby
Scrapper

Villain(s):

Soupy Slater (first appearance; tries to retrieve monies sown into a jacket from a ragman)

Other Character(s):

Gary Wilkins (first appearance; dresses up as the Leopard Man in the movie of the same name)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum


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Second Story: "Emergancy Kit for Crime!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog (conceals a larger tool kit in his body)

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; steal a safe)

Comment(s):

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


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Third Story: "Mr. Gadget Breaks Jail!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtJon Small
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Mister Gadget (last in #43/4; last appearance)


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Fourth Story: "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Chills" (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryWhitney Ellsworth
ArtThurston Harper
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Fifth Story: "Escape to Switzerland!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtChuck Winter
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

Von Bluzendorfer (first appearance; tries to sneak into Switzerland from defeated Germany)

Location(s):

German/Swiss border

Comment(s):

This story takes place some time after May 1945.


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