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Issue: Star Spangled Comics #31
Publication Date: April 1944
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Issues: #31 of 130 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/01/1944
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U .S.
Paper Stock: glossy Cover; newsprint Interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published May 2010
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First Line: Look for this trade-mark whenever you buy comics!
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; the Roving Reporter; Preston (radio station employee); Purple Mask Gang [Squirrel Moran; others unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: The Legion members are invited to participate in a radio program wherein they provide answers to difficult questions. At the same time, a "reformed" criminal also has a program, relating how he operated in the rackets and why crime doesn't pay. When some valuable rubies turn up missing, the Guardian smells a rat...the reformed crook, who needs some additional reforming!
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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Private Pete
First Line: Everybody all set? We're goin' to Cobb's Creek an' back...
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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Arson Larceny!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]
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Fight Paper Waste -- And Hang One on the Paper-Hanger of Berlin!

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Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: Superman encourages kids to help save waste paper to help the war effort.
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Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: We're gonna play Nazi torture-chamber...
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Swindles Unlimited!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Penniless Palmer
Character(s): Penniless Palmer
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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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The Solid Sky!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Liberty Belle
Character(s): Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]
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Genres: crime, humorous
Feature(s): Super-Sleuth McFooey
Character(s): Super-Sleuth McFooey
First Line: Tsk-tsk! -- When a bonifided detective has to start...
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The Dog Days of Crime!

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Character(s): Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
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Feature(s): Leading Comics
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Feature(s): The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
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How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame

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Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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