Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #3
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: October 8, 1941 Copyright Date October 4, 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: (Dr. Weerd)
Pages: 11

Feature(s):
Star-Spangled Kid (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Harold Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3)
• John Pemberton (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Weerd (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #2; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #4)
• Dr. Weerd's henchmen (one dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Dr. Weerd escapes from prison. He begins using an illusion machine to cause accidental suicides. Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy encounter Weerd's mirages, but manage to stay alive. They soon learn where Dr. Weerd is hiding out and destroy the building. Dr. Weerd is apparently trapped inside when the building collapses. The Star-Spangled Kid presumes his opponent has died.