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Cover: Jim Mooney

Star Spangled Comics #83

Aug 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Mr. Mystery," a 1948 installment of Star Spangled Comics, a local radio station launches a thrilling contest to find the elusive "Mr. Mystery," baffling the town with a mystery only one clever young boy seems to solve. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with crisp, expressive art by Jim Mooney—both inks and cover—this classic tale captures the charm of wartime adventure with a touch of playful intrigue.

Contains 7 stories
Mr. Mystery
10 pp · Superhero
Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonMr. Mystery [actually Robin] (introduction)Dictionary (villain)

In the 1948 pages of *Star Spangled Comics* #83, a local radio station spins a mystery with a prize for anyone who can unmask "Mr. Mystery"—a figure whose identity baffles the whole town, until a single young boy, Jo, claims to know the truth.

The Adventures of the Rope!
7 pp · Superhero
The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]Stripesy [Pat Dugan]S.J. PembertonMerry, the Gimmick Girl [Mary Pemberton]The Rope (villain, introduction)
The Adventure of the Man Who Lived Twice!
10 pp · Detective-Mystery
Captain Compass [Mark Compass] (introduction)GeorgeHenri GerardDalioGastonPaul Keval (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Teen
Ball Park
0.5 pp · Humor
The Lost Valley!
10 pp · Historical, Western-Frontier
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]Dan HunterReb DeversChief White Eagle
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $70
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $2,296
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $892*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $623*
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $492
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $392
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $326*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $273*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $237*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $190
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $125*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $111*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $90*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger
artist, inker Jim Mooney
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Jim Mooney

Reprints

Reprinted in The Robin Archives #1 (2005), Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] (2015)

Key issues in Star Spangled Comics

#1★
#1 1st appearance — Sylvester Pemberton
#69★
#69 1st appearance — Tomahawk
#7★
#7 1st appearance — Robotman
#122★
#122 1st appearance — Marie Thirteen
#14★
#14 1st appearance — Joan Carter
#6★
#6 1st appearance — Penniless Palmer

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