Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #18
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: January 6, 1943 Copyright Date January 2, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Stripesy Vs. the Star-Spangled Kid"
Pages: 13

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

Artist: Harold Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Star-Spangled Kid (origin revealed; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (origin revealed; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1)

Villain(s)

• A gang of Nazi saboteurs (no further appearances)

Comments:
The origins of Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy is revealed in this story.

Synopsis:
When Nazi agents start a riot in a theatre, both Pat Dugan and Sylvester Pemberton go into action to stop it. Dugan and Pemberton successfully end the riot, but do not meet each other. Later both are inspired to make the american flag come to life and don patriotic costumes.

Unaware of each other's existence, the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy track down and battle additional member of the Nazi saboteur ring. When they finally meet, they think the other is a cheap imitation. The Nazi capture them, forcing the duo to work together and escape. Working together, they defeat the Nazis and decide to make their partnership permanent.