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Issue Details

Issue #143
Published November 1971
Frequency Monthly (semi-monthly August)
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Jack Kirby; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "The Genocide Spray!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Count Dragorin
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Mike Royer
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 "Genocide Spray!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lupek; the Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flipper-Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Gabby, Jr.; Big-Words]; Intergang; Count Dragorin; Scrapper Trooper; The Demon Dog
Synopsis Superman and Jimmy uncover the secrets of Transilvane, while the Newsboy Legion witness the final fate of the killer of the original Jim Harper.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby; Murphy Anderson (some Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads)
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Jimmy Olsen & Superman heads redrawn by Murphy Anderson.
Reprinted in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #98; in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 Series) #2; in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) #2

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen-Pals letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes Includes a letter from Mark Gruenwald.

2 page Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project story "The Alien Thing!!!"

Synopsis Short story of the first D.N.Alien.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Vince Colletta
Reprinted in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #50; in Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby (DC, 2003 Series) #2

1 page Newsboy Legion cover reprint (on interior page) "Star Spangled Comics #9"

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
Inks Jack Kirby
Reprinted from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9

13 page Newsboy Legion story "The Rookie Takes the Rap"

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 Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Simon
Letters Howard Ferguson
Reprinted from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #9 (June 1942)