| Star Spangled Comics | |
|---|---|
 Star Spangled Comics #1 (November 1941), art byHal Sherman. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | October 1941 – July 1952 |
| No. of issues | 130 |
| Main character(s) | Star-Spangled Kid andStripesy Newsboy Legion Robin, the Boy Wonder Tomahawk |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | |
| Artist | List
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| Editor | List
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Star Spangled Comics is acomics anthology published byDC Comics which ran for 130 issues from October 1941 to July 1952. It was then retitledStar Spangled War Stories and lasted until issue #204 (February–March 1977).
Star Spangled Comics debuted with an October 1941cover date.[1] The series began as asuperhero title featuring the adventures of theStar-Spangled Kid andStripesy who appeared until #86 (November 1948).[2] This feature had the distinction of a teen hero with an oldersidekick (the reverse of the usual arrangement).[3] With issue #7 (April 1942), the title starred theJoe Simon andJack Kirby-createdNewsboy Legion.[4] A series of stories featuringRobin, the Boy Wonder began in issue #65 (February 1947)[5] and continued through the end of the title with issue #130, and primarily featured Robin solo adventures, but also included some occasional cameos byBatman. Comics historian Brian Cronin has noted that due to Robin's feature inStar Spangled Comics, he made more appearances during theGolden Age of Comics than Batman.[6]
Tomahawk, awestern feature, was introduced in #69 (June 1947).[7][8]Merry, Girl of 1,000 Gimmicks, first appeared in #81 (June 1948) in the "Star-Spangled Kid" feature.[9] In the early 1950s, the title became dominated byhorror features and by the end of its run the book switched to awar format; at which point it was rebooted to becomeStar Spangled War Stories.[10][11][12]
AStar Spangled Comicsone-shot by writerGeoff Johns and artistChris Weston was published in 1999 as part of the "Justice Society Returns" storyline.[13]
Star Spangled Kid had previously appeared inAction Comics #40, but this story by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Hal Sherman introduced his adult sidekick, Stripesy.
{{cite book}}:|first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Star Spangled Comics featured another first for DC — the first adolescent superhero with an adult sidekick. It wasn't a very notable first, but still a first.
