Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #7
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: February 4, 1942 Copyright Date February 1, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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 Picture That Killed"
Pages: 13

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 #6; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #6; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #8)
• John Pemberton (last appearance in Leading Comics #1; next appearance in Leading Comics #2)
• Gloria Pemberton (last appearance in Leading Comics #1; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #6)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Weerd (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #6; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #9)
• Needle (last appearance in Leading Comics #1; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #9)
• Enrico Pinazzi (an art dealer; no further appearances)
• The Needle's gang (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Both Dr. Weerd and the Needle try to steal a painting called "The Assassin" that is being shipped to John Pemberton. When the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy stop the robberies, the crooks decide to join forces to steal it. Each crook plans to double-cross the other after the painting is stolen.

The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy prevent another attempted robbery. They then turn their opponents against each other. Pinazzi, the art dealer who delivered the painting, also tries to steal it while working with Dr. Weerd. The theft fails again due to the Star-Spangled Kid. The Kid then unmasks and captures Pinazzi, but the Needle and Dr. Weerd both escape.