Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #4
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: November 5, 1941 Copyright Date November 3, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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

Title: (The Needle)
Pages: 13

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 #3; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #4)
• John Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #4)
• Gloria Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #4)

Villain(s)

• Needle (next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #5)
• Reynauld (the Needle's midget accomplice; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Nicholas Murdock and Kennessy (the Needle's victims; no further appearances)
• Sergeant Murphy and the police commissioner (no further appearances)
• The Pemberton's butler (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy attempt to apprehend a tall criminal called the Needle who uses needles to murder his victims. The Needle escapes, so the Kid visits police headquarters and the crime scenes for clues. When the Needle sees Sylvester Pemberton at the crime scene, he decides to target the kid.

That night Sylvester receives a mysterious package. Instead is the Needle's dwarf accomplice. Stripesy manages to warn Sylvester in time to save his life. The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy then follow the Needle and the dwarf to the home of their next victim. This time the heroes succeed in apprehending the crooks.