All-American Comics #39

(June 1942)

Mystery of the Theater of Fear (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)

Inks:

Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller.

Synopsis:

Strange co-incidences between plays being performed in a theatre and actual crimes lead the Emerald Crusader into a murder-mystery that threatens the life of Irene Miller and the radio station at APEX Studios.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04; although Nodell is given a by-line on this story, he didn't do any art. Note: the original splash page to this story just surfaced and the reverse was signed by Chet Kozlak. The splash appears to solely be by Hasen, so am not sure why Kozlak signed this piece. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Notes & synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-8-08.

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:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[The Movie Mystery] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Charles Reizenstein

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hooty; Sam Oldwinn; Steve Fink (villain).

Synopsis:

A gangster, who has had his life portrayed on the silver screen, threatens the producer, trying to get him to cancel the film.

Indexer Notes

Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-12-09.

The Boy Miracle on Wings (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 9-8-08.

The Vultee Vanguard (Table of Contents)

How to Spot the Planes in the Skies? / 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

[Sargon Smashes a Gambling Casino] (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 8 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:

occult

Characters:

Sargon [John Sargent]; Flora Styles; "Deuces" Wilde (villain); Mike (villain).

Synopsis:

A racket boss offers Sargon as job as a dealer in a casino, but the magacian turns the tables on him when he reveals to patrons that the casino games are fixed.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-30-09.

[Aiding the War Effort] (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.

Ghost Town [Part 2] (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.

[The Puzzle of the Perilous Parachutes] (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 Smith; Blooey Blue.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[The Egg Racket] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill O'Connor

Pencils:

Ben Flinton

Inks:

Leonard Sansone

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Malcolm; Slade (villain).

Synopsis:

The Atom wages a campaign to prevent gangsters from forcing dairymen to join a crooked union.

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Jerry Bails, updated 8/04. Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-12-09.