Dingbats of Danger Street
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The Dingbats of Danger Street are a fictional
comic book
gang of kids published by DC Comics
. The Dingbats debuted in 1st Issue Special #6 (September 1975), and were created by Jack Kirby
.
. They first appear in brief cameos, but are subsequently seen in full in Adventures of Superman #549. They are squatting in a disused theatre, which the Newsboy Legion
claim was their hangout in the forties. Superman
eventually calls in another group of kids, the incredibly rich Green Team (another failed First Issue Special creation created by Kirby's former partner Joe Simon
), to pay for converting the theatre into a youth club.
In their 1st Issue Special story they (at least partly by accident) stopped the villains Jumpin' Jack and the Gasser with the help of Lieutenant Terry Mullins. Any suggestion that Mullins might become a mentor like Jim Harper
was dashed when Non-Fat told him "We wouldn't give a grown-up the time of day! Grown-ups hate us – and we hate them!
Kirby drew two further issues which were not published.
Fictional character
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comic book
Comic book
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gang of kids published by DC Comics
DC Comics
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. The Dingbats debuted in 1st Issue Special #6 (September 1975), and were created by Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
.
Publication history
The Dingbats later reappeared in Adventures of Superman, one of a number of Kirby homages by Karl KeselKarl Kesel
Karl Kesel is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics...
. They first appear in brief cameos, but are subsequently seen in full in Adventures of Superman #549. They are squatting in a disused theatre, which the Newsboy Legion
Newsboy Legion
The Newsboy Legion are fictional characters, a kid gang in the DC Comics Universe. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, they appeared in their own self-titled feature which ran from Star Spangled Comics #7 to Star Spangled Comics #64 .-Pre-Crisis version:A group of orphans, living on the streets...
claim was their hangout in the forties. Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
eventually calls in another group of kids, the incredibly rich Green Team (another failed First Issue Special creation created by Kirby's former partner Joe Simon
Joe Simon
Joseph Henry "Joe" Simon is an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.With his...
), to pay for converting the theatre into a youth club.
In their 1st Issue Special story they (at least partly by accident) stopped the villains Jumpin' Jack and the Gasser with the help of Lieutenant Terry Mullins. Any suggestion that Mullins might become a mentor like Jim Harper
Guardian (DC Comics)
Guardian is a comic book fictional character, a DC Comics superhero, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. He first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #7...
was dashed when Non-Fat told him "We wouldn't give a grown-up the time of day! Grown-ups hate us – and we hate them!
Kirby drew two further issues which were not published.
Membership
- Good Looks - an average looking kid, the group's leader.
- Krunch - a large red headed boy whose eyes were always hidden by his long hair, the muscle.
- Non-Fat - a skinny light skinned African-American boy in a wool hatTuqueA – variously known as a knit hat or stocking cap among other names – is a knitted cap, originally of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter...
with a hot dogHot dogA hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
. - Bananas - an Asian-American boy who was considered to be crazy