Robotman (SSC-35)

Star Spangled Comics 35

Aug 1944

Robotman: Robbie Turns Sleuth

Robbie the Robotdog decides he wants to be a sleuth after reading some Sherlock Holmes stories. Robotman is rather dismissive of Robbie’s ambition but he agrees to help him anyway. They go out for a walk at night in their disguises but they quickly shed them when Robbie detects that something isn’t right.

They find some men loading boxes into a truck. Robbie jumps to the conclusion that the men must be stealing something and attacks them. Robotman rushes in to try and stop Robbie and apologize. The driver of the truck revs the engine which creates a cloud of exhaust smoke that envelops Robotman and the two men who were loading up the truck. All three are knocked out by the exhaust smoke.

Robotman (SSC-34)

Star Spangled Comics 34

Jul 1944

Robotman: The Man Who Collected Crimes!

Scientist Paul Dennis (aka Robotman) is kidnapped by Mr. Pincher, who has no idea of his secret identity. Pincher wants Dennis to make him gadgets that will help him commit crimes. He has already committed one crime, robbing a bank, using a device that another scientist created for him. Robotman meets Professor Santee, the other kidnapped scientist, while battling his way out of Pincher’s mansion.

Robotman (SSC-33)

Star Spangled Comics 33
Jun 1944

Robotman: A Sniff in Time!

Robotman and Robbie, the Robotdog, put on disguises in order to walk around the city without drawing attention. Robbie doesn’t like that he can’t talk while wearing his disguise.

Robbie’s sensitive nose finds a mystery. Robotman and Robbie ditch their disguises and investigate. They find a pawn shop owner who was beaten up and robbed. Robbie’s nose leads them to the docks where they discover a crime in progress.

Robotman (SSC-32)

Star Spangled Comics 32
May 1944

Robotman: Dr. Gaunt, Genius

Dr. Gaunt plants a magnetic trap for Robotman. It works the first time but Robotman figures out how to neutralize its effects.

Thoughts

Robotman is the star of the story, unlike in many of the previous stories in this series.

Robotman (SSC-31)

Star Spangled Comics 31
Apr 1944

Robotman: The Dog Days of Crime
By Jimmy Thompson

Robbie the Robotdog runs off after he gets tired of Robotman. Robbie gets kidnapped by a gangster who tries to sell him to Mr. Gettit, a rich man. Robbie refuses to speak when he is brought to Gettit. The rich man loses interest in buying Robbie.

Robbie tricks the gangsters into breaking into Grayson Laboratory. Robotman is there and quickly deals with the gangsters.

Robotman (SSC-30)

Star Spangled Comics 30
Mar 1944

Robotman: Crime’s Kiddie-Cart!
By Jimmy Thompson

Reginald Dillworthy’s parents are rich. He gets most everything he wants. He isn’t a very nice person. He gets fixated on a go cart that belongs to a boy named Pete. Reginald wants it and complains to his parents about it until they put an ad in the newspaper offering a $1,000 reward for the Pete-mobile.

Robotman (SSC-29)

Star Spangled Comics 29
Feb 1944

Robotman: Robbie, the Robotdog!
By Jimmy Thompson

Robotman takes Robbie, the Robotdog, his latest creation, for a ride on the subway. Some gangsters decide to rob the collection car. They get away with a few sacks of nickels.

Robotman gets slowed down by another subway passenger but Robbie scampers after the hoods. Robotman and Robbie apprehend the criminal element once Robotman catches up to them.

Robotman (SSC-28)

Star Spangled Comics 28
Jan 1944

Robotman: The Mobster and the Millionaire!
by Jimmy Thompson

Bosley Laurence, a millionaire, bets Auburn Archie, a mobster, that he can rob houses successfully. The mobster is skeptical but accepts the bet. The millionaire seems to have it all figured out. He even has Robotman figured out; he shoots him with a gun that fires bolts of electricity. It paralyzed Robotman until Laurence and Archie can make their getaway.

Robotman (SSC-27)

Star Spangled Comics 27
Dec 1943

Robotman: The Dude Cowboys!
by Jimmy Thompson

Paul Dennis visits Dangerfield’s Dude Ranch in the foothills of the Rockies. He’s there out of scientific curiosity in the owner’s horse breeding experiments. He jump into action as Robotman when a forest fire threatens the ranch. He helps out a few of the guests at the dude ranch when one of them gets injured in the blaze.

Robotman (SSC-26)

Star-Spangled Comics 26
Nov 1943

…If I Were Robotman!
by Jimmy Thompson

Robotman rescues Mr. Smithers from Silky Martin and his gang. Smithers was mistaken for Robotman because he dressed up like him. The bad guys trapped him in a block of solid plastic. Robotman frees Smithers and then goes after the crooks. Smithers comes to the rescue after Robotman gets trapped in plastic by the criminals.

Star Spangled Comics 48

Robotman: Crooks on Ice
By Joe Samachson, Jimmy Thompson

Robotman and Robbie the robot dog visit a frozen food plant to investigate why the plant seems to be consuming so much energy. What they find is a scheme to substitute blocks of ice for frozen foods. Robbie gets frozen in a block of ice. Robotman gets knocked out by a frozen steer and then almost steamed to death.

P3 panel 1 - crooks in two tone silhouette
- Robotman gets knocked out by a frozen steer