All-American Comics #28

(July 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[A Case of Heart Failure] (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (signed)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller; Cyrus Brand (millionaire, death); Laura Brand (daughter of Cyrus Brand); Dr. Mills (Cyrus Brand's physician); John Van Dander; Larry Brand (villain, nephew of Cyrus Brand); Parrot Malone (villain); Harry the Hood (villain); Snitch Carter (villain); The Spider (villain)

Synopsis

When Alan Scott hears of the suspicious death of a millionaire who left his estate to a hated nephew he investigates as Green Lantern. Meanwhile, Irene and Doiby do some investigating of their own and Irene is kidnapped once again. GL traces Irene to the Spider's lair where he learns how the Spider uses a special chemical to hypnotize his victims and get them to write new wills, then uses it again to cause their heart failures. Faking vulnerability to The Spider's poison, Green Lantern surprises the Spider before he strikes his next victim.

Reprints

• in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 ([June] 1999)

Keywords

APEX Broadcasting; green lantern (called a green lamp); oath; power ring

Indexer Notes

Oddity: Doiby uses a green signal flare (called the Green Flame) to summon the Green Lantern.

[The Red Tornado on Radio] (Table of Contents: 3)

Red Tornado; Scribbly / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Mayer

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly Jibbet

Energy to Burn (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can't you sleep, Mutt!

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-12

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm teaching my cousin Martha how to skate!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-19

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Be Sure to Get This New Issue! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Murder Witnesses] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Atom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill O'Connor (signed)

Pencils

Ben Flinton (signed)

Inks

Leonard Sansone

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James

Indexer Notes

Inker credit per Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

[Crash!] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jon Blummer (signed)

Pencils

Jon Blummer (signed)

Inks

Jon Blummer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon Blummer

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan [The Guardian Angel] (last appearance as Guardian Angel)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Colonel Roscoe Turner (Table of Contents: 11)

Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jon Blummer

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Roscoe Turner

Indexer Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[The Mysterious Beacon] (Table of Contents: 13)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Reizenstein

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hooty; Villains: unnamed gangsters

Synopsis

Dr. Mid-Nite investigates a mysterious "beacon" light that appears on the side of a mountain, causing airplanes to crash into it...airplanes carrying gold shipments!

Reprints

• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

The Blue Racer Express (Table of Contents: 14)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Sargon [John Sargent]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And you don't use any gas or oil?

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-05

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Pencils

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Inks

Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, before you know it spring'll be here again!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-26

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Marvel Model Book] (Table of Contents: 18)

Popsicle Pete / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Pete

Indexer Notes

Last appearance. Credits by Craig Delich.

Ulysses Simpson Grant (Table of Contents: 19)

All-American Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

Murder by Messenger (Table of Contents: 20)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Jimmy Stone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.17 page (report information)

Free! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Moo! / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Detonator Ray Gun (Table of Contents: 23)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth ?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Here It Is - Boys and Girls All-Flash Quarterly No. 1! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

All-Flash Quarterly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Audels Machinists / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Tootsie Roll of Honor (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)