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Cover: Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Star Spangled Comics #17

Feb 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“The Rafferty Mob”

In "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.

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writer Joe Simon · writer, artist Jack Kirby · inker Arturo Cazeneuve · letterer Howard Ferguson · cover Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

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writer Joe Simon
writer, artist Jack Kirby
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Joe Simon

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Suicide Slum is being intimidated by a young gang led by Maggie Rafferty, whose brother Spike is in jail. But when she learns that a certain lawyer has framed her brother, the Rafferty Mob suddenly turns on the crooks and helps the Legion bring them to justice.

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