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Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	December 1963
Cover Price	$0.50
Pages	34
Editing	Buddy Saunders; Howard Keltner; Larry Herndon
Notes	Amateur fanzine; "ditto" interior. 275 copies printed.

Cover Details - "STAR-STUDDED COMICS No.2"

Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Buddy Saunders
Inks	Buddy Saunders
Colors	Buddy Saunders
Letters	Buddy Saunders
Notes	Amateur fanzine; "ditto" interior. 275 copies printed.
Reprinted	in Best of Star-Studded Comics, The (Hamster Press, 2005 series) #nn

6 page The Defender story "DR. Y"

Characters	The Defender; Dr. Y (villain)
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Larry Herndon
Pencils	Richard "Grass" Green
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	B&W
Letters	Howard Keltner
Notes	2nd appearance. Next app. in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #4 (Texas Trio, June 1964).
Reprinted	in GIANT LABORS OF LOVE (Hamster Press, 2000)

8 page The Changeling story "CASE OF THE UNTOUCHABLE SPY"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Buddy Saunders
Pencils	Buddy Saunders
Inks	Buddy Saunders
Colors	B&W
Letters	Buddy Saunders
Notes	2nd appearance. Next app. in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #3 (Texas Trio, March 1964).

7 page Powerman text story "POWERMAN"

Genre	Super-hero
Script	Howard Keltner
Pencils	Howard Keltner
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	B&W
Letters	typeset
Notes	1st appearance. Powerman created by Howard Keltner; Captain Atom tribute. No relation to the later villain Power Man from THE AVENGERS #21 (Marvel, October 1965), LUKE CAGE, POWER MAN (Marvel, June 1972) or the character from POWER COMICS (Acme Press, UK, 1975). Next app. in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #4 (Texas Trio, June 1964).

6 page Mercury, Messenger Of The Gods story "RETURN TO EARTH!"

Genre	Fantasy; Super-hero
Script	Buddy Saunders
Pencils	Buddy Saunders
Inks	Buddy Saunders
Colors	B&W
Letters	Buddy Saunders
Notes	1st appearance. Various versions of Greek & Roman gods have appeared down thru the ages, including in comics; versions of Mercury have turned up in WONDER WOMAN (National/DC), RED RAVEN COMICS #1 (Marvel, August 1940) and CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (Marvel, March 1941) and THE ETERNALS (Marvel, 1976-78). Each publisher's version of the character is unrelated to the others. Next appearance in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #4 (Texas Trio, June 1964).