Star Spangled Comics #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Rafferty Mob," a 1943 tale from Star Spangled Comics #17, a tough young gang in Suicide Slum led by Maggie Rafferty takes a surprising turn when she uncovers the truth behind her brother Spike’s imprisonment. Written by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, with art by Kirby and inks by Arturo Cazeneuve, the story follows the mob’s shift from intimidation to justice, guided by a determined young leader and the help of the Legion. The cover, penciled by Kirby and inked by Simon, captures the gritty energy of the era’s wartime heroics.
In 1943’s “The Rafferty Mob” from Star Spangled Comics #17, Jo, a tough young leader in Suicide Slum, runs a gang with a sharp edge—until she uncovers a conspiracy that flips her world. When she learns a corrupt lawyer is behind her brother Spike’s imprisonment, the Rafferty Mob shifts from street toughs to unlikely allies, joining forces with the Legion to take down a criminal network.
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Reprinted in The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (2010)
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