Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #54

Cover Date: March 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-01-02

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Steve Brodie

Story: "Dead-Shot Dade's Revenge!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Steve Brodie
Lettering	Ira Schnapp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Guardian

Newsboy Legion:

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Villain(s):

Gaspipe Gosser (first appearance; stole Dade's gold dust)

Other Character(s):

Dead-Shot Dade (first appearance; a prospector looking for Gaspipe)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "The Golden Egg" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Thurston Harper
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Third Story: "Sylvester Sits It Out!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jon Small
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid

Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Bertie and his gang (first appearance for all; uses false alarms to commit crimes)

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Fourth Story: "The Tiger-Man" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Tiger-Man (first appearance; dresses up in a tiger costume to scare victims)

Comment(s):

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

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Fifth Story: "The Kid from Canton!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

Japanese Army (first appearance for all; many die)

Other Character(s):

Lin (first appearance; a very smart Chinese boy)

Location(s):

East Indies

Comment(s):

This story takes place some time before September 1945.

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