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Issue: Star Spangled Comics #78
Publication Date: March 1948
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Issues: #78 of 130 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/05/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Rajah Robin

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robin
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Robin Archives #1 published October 2005
as [Cover - Star Spangled Comics #78]; Rajah Robin [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Credit Sales Company
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Rajah Robin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Mooney [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robin
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Maharaja Shundu [Rajah Rahbin]; Thuggee Cult (villains)
Synopsis: A young Maharajah from India sees the Boy Wonder in action and desires to become the Robin of India. So while Dick Grayson is on vacation from school, he travels to India to train the young Rajah.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Robin Archives #1 published October 2005
as Rajah Robin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The splash page is a near replication of the cover.

Writer credit determined by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.

Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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She Makes a Honey of a Rescue!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Meet a Bit-o-Honey
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Pages: 1
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Tops in Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jimmy Thompson
Inker(s): Jimmy Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jimmy Thompson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robotman
Character(s): Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robbie the Robotdog; Johnny Topper; Jolly (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Dummy in the Wax Museum!

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Leave It to Binky
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Farr
Penciller(s): Jack Farr
Inker(s): Jack Farr
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Handy Andy
First Line: Every once in a century, some shy unassuming...
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Pages: 2
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Danny's Dream

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Penciller(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Inker(s): ? [as S. B. Black]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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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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Pages: 0.5
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The Pin-Ball Crimes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Star-Spangled Kid
Character(s): the Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; S.J. Pemberton; Pin-Ball (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Berube
Penciller(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mopey Marvin
First Line: I'll be right back...
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Pages: 1
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Time Check

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Garcia
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Secret of the Stockade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Feature(s): Tomahawk
Character(s): Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Black Cloud
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
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Death on Wheels!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Berube
Penciller(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Inker(s): Phil Berube (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nervous Norman
First Line: Ooohhh... I just gotta make that train!
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Pages: 1
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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): Mr. District Attorney
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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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): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Easy Way to Change a Fuse

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Eveready
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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