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Cover: Fred Ray

Star Spangled Comics #97

Oct 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Man Who Stole Time!", the Clock—fresh from prison—unleashes his chrono-crime spree, siphoning off seconds, minutes, hours, days, and even a week. With the help of the Robin Fan Club, the Boy Wonder races to stop him before the villain steals a month, then a year. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Jim Mooney, with lettering by Ira Schnapp and a cover by Fred Ray, this 1949 DC classic blends pulpy time-twisting thrills with the era’s signature heroics.

Contains 5 stories
The Man Who Stole Time!
12 pp · Superhero
Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonTitus GrowdyThe Clock (villain)

In "The Man Who Stole Time!", the Clock, freshly escaped from prison, begins his latest spree by stealing seconds, minutes, and hours—each theft unraveling time itself. With the help of the Robin Fan Club, the Boy Wonder races to stop him before the villain steals a full month, and then a year.

Battle of the Four Bold Warriors
9 pp · Historical, Western-Frontier
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]Dan HunterGreat Elk (dies)Little ElkSlays Many WolvesCount DuQuense (villain)
Secrets of the Sureté!
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Mystery That Couldn't Be Solved!
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $53
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $2,296*
CGC 9.6 none in existence
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $577*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $280
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $219*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $205
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $106*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $89*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $85*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $63*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jim Mooney
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

Reprints

Reprinted in Star Spangled Comics #97 (1949), The Robin Archives #2 (2010)

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