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Star-Spangled Comics
''Star Spangled Comics'' was a comics anthology published by DC Comics which ran for 130 issues from October 1941 to July 1952. It was then retitled ''Star Spangled War Stories'' and lasted until issue #204 (February–March 1977). Publication history ''Star Spangled Comics'' debuted with an October 1941 cover date. The series began as a superhero title featuring the adventures of the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy who appeared until #86 (November 1948). This feature had the distinction of a teen hero with an older sidekick (the reverse of the usual arrangement). With issue #7 (April 1942), the title starred the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby-created Newsboy Legion. A series of stories featuring Robin, the Boy Wonder began in issue #65 (February 1947) and continued through the end of the title with issue #130, and primarily featured Robin solo adventures, but also included some occasional cameos by Batman. Comics historian Brian Cronin has noted that due to Robin's feature in ''Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Sherman
Hal Sherman (born Harold Sicherman; March 31, 1911Murray, Will. "The Wonder Woman Who Was Lost!: The Hal Sherman Story", ''Comic Book Marketplace'', May 2000, p. 44-53 – January 25, 2009) was a gag cartoonist and a Platinum Age and Golden Age comic book artist. He is best remembered for his work on the Star-Spangled Kid, which he co-created with Jerry Siegel, who had previously co-created Superman. Gag cartooning Sherman drew gag cartoons for magazines, including '' College Laughs''. During the 1950s, he created cartoons for cocktail napkins published by Monogram of California. His napkin sets include ''Double Feature'', which were two-panel cartoons, one on the outside of the napkin, one that appeared when it was unfolded (1955); ''Little Friar'', gags about a friar (1956); and ''Nudeniks'', cartoons about nudists (1958). During the 1960s, he expanded the Little Friar and the Nudeniks material each into their own full paperback of cartoons. He also drew ''Alley Whoops!'' (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |