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1November 1949
$0.10

Sport Stars #1

Marvel · November 1949 · on sale August 17, 1949

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Identification plate

Series: Sport Stars (Marvel, 1949 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 1949
Key date: November 1949
On-sale date: August 17, 1949
Indicia publisher: Animirth Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Called Him a Coward!	cover	1	pencils: Allen Anderson; inks: Allen Anderson; colors: Allen Anderson	Knute Rockne
1	Knute Rockne, the Bald Eagle of Notre Dame	comic story	15	pencils: Syd Shores	Knute Rockne
2	Benson Carries the Ball	text story	3	letters: typeset
3	They Called Him a Coward!	comic story	8	pencils: John Severin	Terry Barker
4	Battler Bastoni, the Man Who Could Have Been Champ!	comic story	8	pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Chu Hing	Battler Bastoni
5	The Story of Pete Sims ... the Grandstand Player!	comic story	8	pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: George Klein	Pete Sims

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Series context

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Sources

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