Comic Title: Star Spangled Comics #4
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: November 5, 1941 Copyright Date November 3, 1941
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 Blade)
Pages: 8

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

Artist: Harold Wilson Sharp

Feature Character(s)

• Tarantula (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #3; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #5)

Villain(s)

• The Blade and his gang (Butch and Muggsy named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• President Gomez and Paula Gomez (the leader of Torono and his daughter; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A crime boss known as the Blade attempts to kidnap President Gomez, the leader of Torono. The Tarantula happens to be in attendance when the kidnapping occurs and is able to rescue Gomez. However, the Blade then decides to kidnap Paula, Gomez's daughter.

To track down the Blade, the Tarantula breaks one of his men out of jail. The Tarantula then follows the crook back to his boss. Tarantula then rescues Paula and apprehends the Blade.