Irvine, Alex; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). «1950s». DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 69. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. «Star Spangled Comics had brought adventure stories to the reading public since October 1941, but its name change to Star Spangled War Stories turned the focus of the title to war-themed characters and stories.»