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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published April 1944
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 60
Editing ?
Notes Updated cover pencil & ink credits from Barry Sandoval (June 9, 2005). Original pencil credit given to Gil Kane. Original inks credit given to Arturo Cazeneuve; Bob Hughes beleives the original credits to be correct (GCD Error List, 9 June 2005)

Cover Details - "Questions Please!"

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); Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
Inks Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed); Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
Notes Updated cover pencil & ink credits from Barry Sandoval (2005-6-9). Original pencil credit given to Gil Kane. Original ink credit given to Arturo Cazeneuve. Bob Hughes believes the original credits to be correct (GCD Error List, 2005-6-9).
Reprinted in Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1

11 page The Newsboy Legion story "Questions, Please?"

Characters The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion: [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; the Roving Reporter; Preston (radio station employee); Purple Mask Gang [Squirrel Moran; others un-named] (villains)
Synopsis The Legion members are invited to participate in a radio program wherein they provide answers to difficult questions. At the same time, a "reformed" criminal also has a program, relating how he operated in the rackets and why crime doesn't pay. When some valuable rubies turn up missing, the Guardian smells a rat......the reformed crook, who needs some additional reforming!
Genre superhero
Pencils Gil Kane ? [as Jack Kirby] (signed)
Inks Gil Kane ? [as Joe Simon] (signed)
Notes Craig Delich believes Arturo Cazeneuve was the inker for this story.
Reprinted in Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2010 series) #1

10 page The Star Spangled Kid story "Arson Larceny"

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

6 page Penniless Palmer story "Swindle Unlimited"

Characters Penniless Palmer
Genre humor
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm

10 page Liberty Belle story "The Solid Sky"

Characters Liberty Belle [Libby Lawrence]
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Chuck Winter
Inks Chuck Winter

4 page Super Sleuth McFooey story "Sleeping! Do Not Disturb"

Characters Super Sleuth McFooey
Genre humor; crime
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr
Letters Jack Farr

7 page Robotman story "The Dog Days of Crime"

Characters Robotman [Robert Crane aka Paul Dennis]
Genre superhero
Pencils Jimmy Thompson
Inks Jimmy Thompson
Letters Jimmy Thompson