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Issue: Star Spangled War Stories #18
Publication Date: February 1954
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Issues: #18 of 202 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/21/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: First issue edited by Robert Kanigher.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Gladiator

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Song Parade Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Gladiator!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Gene Colan
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson
Inker(s): Ray Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Best Present of All!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Feature(s): Binky
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Human Trigger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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In Content Item: FlagWeird War Tales #5 published May 1972
as Human Trigger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Weird War Tales #1 published March 2012
as Human Trigger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils credit confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hopalong Cassidy
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Hasen
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley
First Line: When are you chowhounds gonna learn...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Ninety-Day Wonder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Wallace
Penciller(s): Gene Colan
Inker(s): Sy Barry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The original indexer credited the inks to Gene Colan.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Metal Ducks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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War Cart to Tank!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, war
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In Content Item: FlagStar Spangled War Stories #62 published October 1957
as War Cart to Tank! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBlackhawk #137 published June 1959
as War Cart to Tank! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about tanks.
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Warrior Shepherd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inker(s): Carmine Infantino (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #411 published October 1971
as Warrior Shepherd [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cheerful Card Company
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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