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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published November 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Cover Details - "The Meanest Man on Earth"

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 Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
Colors Jack Kirby
Notes Cover colorist credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (2008-4-5).
Reprinted in Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1

13 page The Newsboy Legion story "The Meanest Man on Earth"

Characters The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion: [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mrs. Morey (widow); Dr. Hart; Alan Martin (architect); Dan Logan (former prizefighter); Wilbur Whilling (villain); J. Willswiper Hawk (villain, attorney)
Synopsis The Legion is approached by a man who gets the people of Suicide Slum to pool their finances to build decent living accomodations for the residents, not realizing the man is a criminal intent on stealing the money invested and leaving the boys to hold the bag.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks Joe Simon (signed)
Letters Howard Ferguson
Reprinted in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #148 (April 1972); in Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1

13 page The Star-Spangled Kid story "Sylvester Acts His Age"

Characters The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripsey [Pat Dugan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Hal Sherman
Inks Hal Sherman

8 page Tarantula story "Case of the Killer Chairs"

Characters The Tarantula [John Law]
Genre superhero
Pencils Harold Sharp
Inks Harold Sharp

7 page Penniless Palmer story "Case of the Crazy Clock"

Characters Penniless Palmer
Genre humor
Pencils Stan Kaye
Inks Stan Kaye

7 page TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite story "The Little Man Who Wanted to Be Brave"

Characters TNT [Thomas N. Thomas]; Dan [Daniel Dunbar]
Genre superhero
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve
Inks Louis Cazeneuve

10 page Robotman story "Murder Movie"

Characters Robotman [Robert Crane, aka Paul Dennis]; Chuck Grayson
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Leo Nowak; Shuster Shop
Inks Leo Nowak; Shuster Shop