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Star Spangled Comics 56

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #56

Cover Date: May 1946
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-03-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Ray


Story: "The Treasure of Araby!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsJack Kirby
InksRay Burnley
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Guardian
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words
Tommy Thompkins
Gabby
Scrapper

Villain(s):

Willie Wetsell, Two-Ton Toohey and Jiggers Jackel (first appearance for all; try to smuggle pearls inside of oysters)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum


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Second Story: "Death to Robotman!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Carnation Kid and his gang (first appearance for all; use special talents to try and destroy Robotman; Dynamo, Hypno, Torchy and Prof named)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Shrink (uses his plastics to catch Robotman)

Comment(s):

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


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Third Story: "School for Problem-Children!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJon Small
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Chubby Chandler and Renny Rodd (first appearance for both; pretend to be teenagers to steal from their classmate's parents)


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Second Story: "The Paint That Ain't" (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Storm
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Fifth Story: "The Golden Lantern!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtChuck Winter
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Villain(s):

Dacey and Cull (first appearance for both; steal jewels stored for Chinese rebuilding)
Maya Wo (first appearance; a Japanese spy posing as Chinese)

Comment(s):

This story takes place some time before September 1945.


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