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2 unusual facts about Newsboy Legion


Newsboy Legion

A group of orphans, living on the streets of Suicide Slum, they were so named because they sold newspapers to make a living.

Newsboys Strike of 1899

The Newsboys were fictionalized in 1942 by DC Comics as the Newsboy Legion, first appearing in Issue number 7 of Star Spangled Comics and continuing therein through issue 64, as well as also continuing in various forms to modern-day comics.



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