Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #81
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1948
Approx. On Sale Date: April 7, 1948 Copyright Date April 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 Secret of the Highwayman"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Tomahawk

Artist: Fred Ray

Feature Character(s)

• Tomahawk (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #34; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #82)

Supporting Character(s)

• Dan Hunter (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #34; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #82)

Villain(s)

• Madame Bernet (no further appearances)
• A gang of highwaymen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A governor and his guards (no further appearances)
• Miss Holby (a fashion expert; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Tomahawk investigate a series of robberies by a masked highwayman. Tomahawk pieces together clues and determines that the robber is a woman. When several expensive dresses are stolen, Tomahawk stages a party to learn which woman is wearing the stolen dress.

Tomahawk's plan works. Madame Bernet who runs a local puppet show attends the party in one of the stolen dresses. Tomahawk is unable to expose her because her puppet show acts as an alibi for her crimes. At the next show however, he proves that she is not even in attendance. Her appearance is faked with the use of a puppet.

With her identity exposed, Madame Bernet flees the town. Tomahawk is unable to follow.