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Issue: Star Spangled War Stories #47
Publication Date: July 1956
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Issues: #47 of 202 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/29/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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
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Sidekick!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Inker(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from 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): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Sidekick!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: Vic is used to being the guy everyone depends on, but when he is wounded he must depend on others.
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Pages: 8
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Thundering Like an Exploding Depth Charge...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Inker(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Showcase; The Frogmen
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #3
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The Ghost Raider!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: Lt. John Hamilton sank the German ship Dorn during World War I, but somehow the ship returns in World War II and Hamilton's son now feels an obligation to sink it again.
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Pages: 6
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Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: safety tips to remember when school is out
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Bull's-Eye Letter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: Private Simpson braves danger and enemy fire to deliver a letter from home to another soldier in a foxhole.
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Pages: 6
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Fighting Engineers

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: history of the Army Corps of Engineers
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Pages: 2
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Private Pete
Character(s): Private Pete
First Line: My uncle sent me this barometer.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1990
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
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Pages: 0.5
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Battle Parade

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Inker(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: As an American soldier marches in a victory parade through a French village, he recalls the battle to liberate that village just the day before.
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Pages: 6
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Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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