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Issue: Star Spangled War Stories #99
Publication Date: October 1961
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Issues: #99 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: 08/22/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert Kanigher
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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The Circus of Monsters!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, war
Feature(s): The War That Time Forgot
Character(s): The Flying Franks [Steve Frank; Henny Frank; Tommy Frank]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot #1 published July 2007
as Star Spangled War Stories #99 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, incorrectly credited Jerry Grandenetti.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 5 Star Toys
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Circus of Monsters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, war
Feature(s): The War That Time Forgot
Character(s): The Flying Franks [Steve Frank (intro); Henny Frank (intro); Tommy Frank (intro)]
Synopsis: Three brothers who were acrobats in civilian life join the army, and are sent to a Pacific island to locate a missing raider party. They encounter various dinosaurs, but succeed in their mission.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot #1 published July 2007
as The Circus of Monsters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Pencil credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, December 2008. These records also credit inks to "Andru."
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Mulberries!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Morris Waldinger
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military, non-fiction
Synopsis: explanation of wartime artificial harbors, called mulberries
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Pages: 0.5
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Credits
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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Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 [first Silver Age Atom]
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Blind Tank!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Hank Chapman
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: When a tank's windows are obscured in a battle, an injured soldier outside manages to guide the men inside to victory.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Pages: 0.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher [as Sgt. Rock]
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: letters submitted by Leroy Rudloff; Tom Wilson; Jeffrey Thomas; Stan Lingle
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Grit Publishing Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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A Message from Otto the Robot!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Bobby dreams about the fantastic future that robots will provide, but the robot in his dream reminds him that humans will always be needed too.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Double Jinx Fort!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Jack Abel
Inker(s): Jack Abel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: A fighter pilot, believed to be a "jinx" is paired with a tail gunner who was also a jinx in his previous assignment.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits and page count confirmed from 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): Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
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Pages: 0.33
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
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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): Joe Weider
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 150 Civil War Soldiers
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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