Unofficial Star Spangled Comics Index

STAR SPANGLED COMICS #43

Cover Date: April 1945
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Steve Brodie

Story: "Trials of a Tenor!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Arturo Cazeneuve
Lettering	Ira Schnapp

Feature Character(s):

Guardian

Newsboy Legion

Big Words

Tommy Thompkins

Gabby

Scrapper

Villain(s):

Pipes Ferguson and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Suicide Slum

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Second Story: "Riddle in Rainment!" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Stan Kaye

Feature Character(s):

Penniless Palmer

Supporting Character(s):

Bunny

Oxie

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Third Story: "The Hamlet of Harry the Ham!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Lettering	Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Supporting Character(s):

Robbie the Robotdog

Villain(s):

Harry the Ham (first appearance; steals a trained dog)

Comment(s):

Thompson uses a combination of hand lettering and Ames Mechanical lettering.

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Fourth Story: "Mr. Gadget Learns A Lesson!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Art

Jon Small

Feature Character(s):

Star-Spangled Kid (next in Leading Comics #14)

Stripesy (next in Leading Comics #14)

Supporting Character(s):

John Pemberton

Villain(s):

Mister Gadget (between #28/2 and #51/3)

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Fifth Story: "Accent on Action!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Art	Chuck Winter

Feature Character(s):

Liberty Belle

Supporting Character(s):

Rick Cannon

Villain(s):

Hans Schindler (first appearance; a notorious spy working for the Japanese)

Location(s):

South Seas

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