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Issue Details

Issue #144
Published December 1971
Frequency Monthly (semi-monthly August)
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Jack Kirby; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Tommy Thompson; Gabby Jr.; Big Words; Scrapper Jr.; Flipper Dipper]
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Neal Adams
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 Series) #2; in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2

22 page Jimmy Olsen story "A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake!"

Characters Ian MacGregor; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flipper-Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Gabby, Jr.; Big-Words]; Superman; Guardian; Terry Dean; San Diego Five String Mob; Dubbilex; Felix MacFinney; Ginny MacFinney; Scrapper Trooper
Synopsis Morgan Edge sends Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion to Scotland in search of a sea monster, while Superman and Guardian encounter trouble at the club called Cosmic Carousel.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby; Murphy Anderson (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads)
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Jimmy Olsen & Superman heads redrawn by Murphy Anderson.
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 Series) #2; in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2

2 page Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project! story "The Torn Photograph"

Synopsis Short story of a survey team from The Project.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Reprinted in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 Series) #2

1 page Newsboy Legion cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover for Star Spangled Comics 10"

Characters The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy Thompkins]; Nick Cappa (villain)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)
Inks Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
Reprinted from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes Includes a letter from Martin Pasko.

13 page Newsboy Legion story "Kings for a Day"

Characters The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Thompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mark Mangle
Synopsis The Newsboy Legion is selected to take over the position of several city officials for a day. Mark Mangle and his mob plan to take advantage of that day to commit several crimes, that the Newsboys stop.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Simon
Letters Howard Ferguson
Reprinted from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10 (July 1942)