Issue | #9 |
Published | June 1942 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Characters | The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed) |
Inks | Jack Kirby [as Simon] (signed) |
Colors | Jack Kirby |
Notes | Cover inks and colors credits from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (2008-4-5). The original indexer credited the inks to Joe Simon. |
Reprinted | In Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #143; in Newsboy Legion By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1 |
Characters | The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; "Sure Thing" Kelly; Dippy the Pickpocket; Inspector Bevins |
Synopsis | "Sure Thing" Kelly has Jim Harper framed for bribery to get him to stop raiding his illegal gambling ring. The Guardian and the Newsboys must uncover proof to clear Jim Harper's name. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Joe Simon; Jack Kirby |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Joe Simon |
Letters | Howard Ferguson |
Reprinted | in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #143 (November 1971); in Newsboy Legion By Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1 |
Characters | The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; The Needle (villain); Dr. Weerd (villain); Moonglow (villain) |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel |
Pencils | Hal Sherman |
Inks | Hal Sherman |
Characters | The Tarantula [John Law] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Harold Sharp |
Inks | Harold Sharp |
Characters | Penniless Palmer |
Genre | humor |
Script | R. L. Ross ? |
Pencils | R. L. Ross |
Inks | R. L. Ross |
Notes | Writer revision from R. L. Ross to R. L. Ross? by Craig Delich 2010-3-6. The Who's Who states that Ross MAY have written stories in 1942. |
Characters | TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]; Dan [Daniel Dunbar]; the Mother Goose Mob (villains) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Paul Norris |
Inks | Paul Norris |
Characters | Robotman [Robert Crane, aka Paul Dennis]; Chuck Grayson; the Human Magnet (villain) |
Synopsis | Robotman must battle a nefarious gang whose leader has developed a portable mechanism that generates large amounts of magnetism, allowing them to be able to steal their loot in a near invisible fashion. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Siegel |
Pencils | Leo Nowak |
Inks | John Sikela |
Notes | Credits via Craig Delich, inker identification by Bob Hughes (March, 2005). |