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; Napoleon Bonaparte (cameo); Mr. Bonaparte (Nick's father, death); un-named President of APEX; Charlie (villain, Policeman); Nick Bonaparte (villain, introduction, death); Mayor Hogg (villain)

Synopsis:

A direct descendant of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte attempts to take over the rackets of 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)

Keywords:

APEX Broadcasting Company; green lantern (called a battered green lamp); oath; power ring; The Free Press

Indexer Notes

Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated August 2004. Story 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 2008-4-18.

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:

humor

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:

non-fiction

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:

humor; superhero

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:

humor

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.