Star Spangled Comics #7 - Jack Kirby art & cover + 1st Guardian, Newsboy Legion, Robotman

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Star Spangled Comics #7

Star Spangled Comics v1 #7, 1942 - Police officer Jim Harper discovers he can do more good as the costumed

Guardian

in his off time. Meanwhile, he gains custody of four juvenile delinquent paper boys. Tommy, Big Words, Gabby and Scrapper learn the error of their ways and form the

Newsboy Legion

to help fight crime. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduce yet more heroes to DC, through their trademark dynamic storytelling and art. In a separate tale, scientist Bob Crane's brain is transplanted into a robot body in order to save his life. When his colleague is accused of murder,

Robotman

springs into action. The character's first appearance is written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Leo Nowak and Paul Cassidy.

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Key

1st appearance, 1st cover, 1st origin

Guardian and the Newsboy Legion,

1st appearance, 1st origin

Robotman

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Kirby cover pencils (Joe Simon inks) = ***

"Newsboy Legion" Kirby pencils (Joe Simon inks) 13 pages = ***
"Robotman" 13 pages