All-American Comics #38

(May 1942)

[Green Lantern vs. a Modern Napoleon] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Doiby Dickles; V: Nick Bonaparte (I, D).

Synopsis:

A direct descendant of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte attempts to take over the rackets fo small towns all over the United States with his hand-picked army of crime.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2002)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.
Takes place in Capitol City, and Waterloo. Alan Scott's middle name is revealed to be Wellington in this issue. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-18-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Pencils:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Inks:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

sitcom

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[Quacko -- the Miracle Drug] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Reizenstein (signed)

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier (signed) [as Stan Josephs]

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier (signed) [as Stan Josephs]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]

[Hop Joins the Avaiation Cadets] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon L. Blummer

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-19-08.

none (Table of Contents)

How to Spot the Planes in the Sky / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Pencils:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Inks:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Falcon Mathieu

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Mystery of the Broken Riggings (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Sargon [John Sargent]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Wanted for Marriage -- the Red Tornado] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sheldon Mayer

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

Characters:

Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly Jibbet.

Ghost Town Part 1 (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jimmy Stone

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Pencils:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Inks:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

sitcom

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[Jailed!] (Table of Contents)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell (signed) [as H.P.]

Inks:

Howard Purcell (signed) [as H.P.]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Roller-Skate Hitch-Hiker] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill O'Connor (signed)

Pencils:

Ben Flinton (signed)

Inks:

Leonard Sansone

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Inker credit per Jerry Bails, updated 8/04.