Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #2
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: September 5, 1941 Copyright Date September 2, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "The Crime Candle"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Tarantula (of Earth-2)

Writer: Mort Weisinger
Artist: Harold Wilson Sharp

Feature Character(s)

• Tarantula (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3)

Villain(s)

• The Crime Candle (next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #8)

Other Character(s)

• Max Trainer (a diamond cutter; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Crime Candle, a jewel thief and murderer, draws the attention of the Tarantula. Learning of a robbery in progress at a nearby jewelry store, the Tarantula rushes to the scene and confronts the crook. A battle and chase ensue with the Tarantula ending up a prisoner. The Crime Candle reveals that a special powder when burned by a candle releases a deadly gas. He attempts to use the gas to kill the Tarantula, but the hero prevails in time to save his own life and defeat his opponent.