Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #78
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: January 7, 1948 Copyright Date January 5, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Pin-Ball Crimes"
Pages: 7

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

Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Feature Character(s)

• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #77; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #79)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #77; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #79)
• John Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #74; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #81)

Villain(s)

• Pin-Ball and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two wealthy businessmen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A crook named Pin-Ball sends pinball machines rigged with traps to wealthy businessmen. When the traps are sprung, Pin-Ball and his gang rob the men. When Pin-Ball sends a machine to Sylvester's father, Mr. Pemberton, the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy interrupt the robbery. However, the heroes are defeated and taken prisoner.

Pin-Ball takes the Kid and Stripesy back to his lair where he forces them to play pinball for their lives. Sylvester discovers that the game is fixed. Realizing the situation, he evens out the game, then beats it. The Kid and Stripesy then track down the crooks. This time Pin-Ball and his gang are defeated.