Star Spangled War Stories #88 (DC, 1959) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $1,920.00

Sold: Jun 25, 2023

Star Spangled War Stories #88 Values

Publisher: DC, 1959

About Star Spangled War Stories #88

Mlle. Marie cover story. Jerry Grandenetti cover. Mort Drucker and Russ Heath art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Steel Trap!

Characters: Mademoiselle Marie

Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti

Inks: Jerry Grandenetti

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Notes: Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics, incorrectly credits this cover to Joe Kubert.

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: The Steel Trap!

Characters: Mademoiselle Marie; Lt. Messer

Synopsis: A German spy masquerades as an American officer so that he can get close enough to Mlle. Marie to kidnap her.

Pages: 14.000

Script: Robert Kanigher

Pencils: Mort Drucker

Inks: Mort Drucker

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Reprints: Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #177 (February-March 1967)

Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics. Story in two parts: Part One (7 pp.) and Part Two (7 pp.).

Title: The Glass Hill!

Synopsis: Am army private undergoes a test under fire to prove his mettle.

Pages: 5.670

Script: Bob Haney

Pencils: Jack Abel

Inks: Jack Abel

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

Title: The Sergeant Is a Monkey!

Synopsis: A monkey tags along with a band of soldiers, imitating all the actions of the sergeant, which leads it to save them all from an oncoming tank.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Hank Chapman

Pencils: Russ Heath (signed)

Inks: Russ Heath

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Reprints: Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #198 (October 1968)

Notes: Pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

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Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
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