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Star Spangled Comics 64

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #64

Cover Date: January 1947
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1946-11-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Steve Brodie


Story: "Criminal Cruise!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsCurt Swan
InksSteve Brodie
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Newsboy Legion:
Big Words (next in flashback in DC Universe: Legacies #2)
Tommy Thompkins (next in flashback in DC Universe: Legacies #2)
Gabby (next in flashback in DC Universe: Legacies #2)
Scrapper (next in flashback in DC Universe: Legacies #2)

Villain(s):

Jacques (first appearance; leader of a gang of jewel thieves)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

Comment(s):

This is the final Newsboy Legion story published in the Golden Age.


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Second Story: "The Bouncing Mr. Pop Uppendown" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny
Oxie


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Third Story: "A Medal for Robbie!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJimmy Thompson
LetteringJimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Chubby and his gang (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses a combination of hand lettering and Ames Mechanical lettering.
Robotman now owns a television set.


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Fourth Story: "Felon in the Family!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJon Small
LetteringIra Schnapp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Edward Smythe-Pemberton (first appearance; a crook who poses as a British member of the Pemberton family)


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Fifth Story: "Peril Covers the Waterfront!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtChuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon (between issues #57/5 and #67/5)

Villain(s):

Smugglers (first appearance for all)


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