Cover: Jack Kirby & Arturo Cazeneuve

Star Spangled Comics #28

Jan 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

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🏆 Best Limited Series (2011)🏆 Best Single Issue or Story (2011)

In "Poor Man's Rich Man," newly minted millionaire "Pop" O'Leary finds himself caught between sudden wealth and a dangerous deception when he inherits a fortune in New Zealand—only to be swindled by a gang who claim he's actually broke and in debt. Written by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, with art by Kirby and inks by Arturo Cazeneuve, this 1944 tale from Star Spangled Comics #28 follows Pop as he tries to keep his head above water in Suicide Slum, where luxury quickly turns to peril. The cover, by Kirby and Cazeneuve, captures the story’s high-stakes mood with a striking, period-accurate design.

Contains 9 stories

Poor Man's Rich Man

11 pp · Superhero

The Guardian [Jim Harper]The Newsboy Legion [Tommy TompkinsBig Words [Anthony Rodriguez]Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]Pop O'Leary (night watchman)Gopher Finchley (villain)Conker (villain)

In "Poor Man's Rich Man," Jo, a down-on-his-luck man from Suicide Slum, suddenly finds himself heir to a fortune in New Zealand—factories, shipyards, and all. With his new wealth, he showers the neighborhood with lavish treats, only to be blindsided when criminals claim the inheritance letter was forged and demand he help them rob the gashouse he’s guarding in exchange for silence.

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor, Teen

The Mirror of Madness!

10 pp · Superhero

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]Stripesy [Pat Dugan]

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

The Cruise to Nowhere!

6 pp · Humor

Penniless Palmer

Untitled Humor story

3 pp · Humor