Cover: Jack Kirby

Star Spangled Comics #9

Jun 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD

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In "The Rookie Takes the Rap!", Robotman faces his most cunning foe yet—a criminal mastermind wielding a portable magnetic device that lets his gang steal with near-invisible precision. Written by Jerry Siegel and brought to life by Leo Nowak’s art with inks by John Sikela, this 1942 adventure sees the hero caught in a web of suspicion as the true culprit remains hidden. The cover, a dynamic duo of pencils and inks by Jack Kirby, captures the tension of a crime that defies detection.

Contains 7 stories

The Rookie Takes the Rap!

13 pp · Superhero

"Sure Thing" KellyDippy the PickpocketInspector Bevins

In "The Rookie Takes the Rap!" from Star Spangled Comics #9 (1942), rookie cop Jim Harper finds himself falsely accused of bribery after crossing paths with the slick underworld figure "Sure Thing" Kelly. With the Guardian and the Newsboys racing against time, they must piece together the truth before the innocent man is lost to the system he swore to protect.

Crime by the Chapter

13 pp · Superhero

Storm Over Souciyan

8 pp · Superhero

Professor Whiz

0.44 pp · Humor

Case of the Warbling Worm

6 pp · Humor

The Mystery of the Mother Goose Mob

7 pp · Superhero

The Mother Goose Mob (villains)

The Vanishing Millions

10 pp · Superhero

The Human Magnet (villain)

In "The Vanishing Millions," Robotman faces off against a cunning gang wielding a portable magnetic device that lets them steal with eerie precision—leaving no trace but a growing mystery. With the city on edge and the thefts mounting, Robotman must outthink a foe who turns the very forces of nature into a tool of crime.