Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #1
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1941
On Sale Date: August 6, 1941 Newsstand Date August 6, 1941
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #40, Page 54,
More Fun Comics #71, Page 11,
Adventure Comics #66, Page 27,
Detective Comics #55, Page 20

Copyright Date July 23, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Notes:
A three page preview of this issue featuring the Star-Spangled Kid appeared in Action Comics #40.

Title: (Dr. Weerd and the Metal Monster)
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Star-Spangled Kid (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Harold Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2)
• John Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2)
• Gloria Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Weerd (Professor James Stanton; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2)
• Weerd's gang and a robot (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed bank president and various professors (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
A giant metal robot attacks a bank president then loots the bank vault. The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy are unable to prevent the robot's getaway, so they return home. Sylvester then meets with a group of professors. One of them is Professor James Stanton, a Jekyll and Hyde type, also known as Dr. Weerd. The villain plans to kidnap Sylvester, but when he sees the Star-Spangled Kid, he grabs him instead.

The Kid learns that Dr. Weerd created the robot. He summons Stripesy who has followed after the Kid's abduction. After many tries, they finally defeat the robot. Dr. Weerd assumes his James Stanton identity which allows him to elude capture.