CATALOG RECORD
Star Spangled Comics #7
first appearance of The Guardian, Robotman, Dan the Dyna-Mite and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- The Guardian (Jim Harper) — introduction
- Robotman (Robert Crane / Paul Dennis) — introduction, origin
- Dan the Dyna-Mite (Dan Dunbar) — introduction
- TNT (Tex N. Thomas) — introduction
- Chuck Grayson (assistant of the original Robotman) — introduction
- Joan Carter (girlfriend of Robotman) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1942
- On sale
- February 1, 1942
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Jack Kirby, Hal Sharp, Arturo Cazeneuve, Paul Cassidy, Leo Nowak, Paul Norris, Harold Shermaninks: Joe Simon, Hal Sharp, Arturo Cazeneuve, Paul Cassidy, Paul Norris, Harold Shermancolors: Jack Kirbyscript: Josette Frank, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Manly Wade Wellman, Jerry Siegel, Eric Carterletters: Howard Ferguson
Stories
- The Story of the Newsboy Legion · 13 pages
Jim Harper becomes the Guardian for the first time, and also stops a local gang of kids from being sent to jail, hoping he can help them turn their lives around.
- The Crime Escadrille · 8 pages
- The Gas Bombs · 7 pages
- The Birth of Robotman · 13 pages
- The Dwarf · 6 pages
- The Fix · 1.67 pages
- The Picture That Killed · 13 pages
The Needle and Dr. Weerd join forces.
Characters
Sylvester PembertonThe Star-Spangled KidPat DuganJim HarperThe GuardianStripesyRobotmanBig WordsTommyGabbyRobert Crane / Paul DennisScrapperDan the Dyna-MiteDan DunbarJohn LawTarantulaTex N. ThomasTNTChuck GraysonBuck DareDr. WeerdProfessor James StantonCaptain XThe NeedleJoan Carter
Reprinted in
Adventure Comics (1938), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954), All Star Adventure Comic (1959), The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010)