(August 1942)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer
Format:
Color; newsprint; saddle-stitched; Standard Golden Age U.S.; glossy cover

none (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Irwin Hasen (signed as I.H.)
Inks:
Irwin Hasen (signed as I.H.)
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles.

Indexer Notes

Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform.


The Tribe of Terror (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]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller.
Synopsis:
A crooked attorney uses terror to obtain valuable mineral wealth from an Indian reservation.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform in the story. Oddity: Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat the oath. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Notes and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-8-08.

Art credited to 'MART NODELL AND HASEN'. See the comments on the Green Lantern story in issue #39.


Don & Nancy Magicians Entertain Their Friends (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Don; Nancy
Synopsis:
A Short 8 Pannel Strip Teaching A Magic Trick, And Advertising Kool-Aid.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat / filler / 2 pages (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.


[Dr. McNider Appeals to Patriots] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 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

[The Blueprints] (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 Heinkel Long Range Bomber (Table of Contents)

How to Spot the Planes in the Skies / comic story / 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

[The Barber Shop Gangsters] (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Irving Novick
Inks:
Irving Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Sargon [John Sargent]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04; artist credits revised Nov. 2005 by Craig Delich. Art credits previously given to Howard Purcell.


[The Broken Window] (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 Hunkle]; Scribbly.

Toys of Death [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 / 2 pages (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.


Death Test (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth?
Pencils:
Howard Purcell
Inks:
Howard Purcell
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.


The Society of the Black Dragon (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]; V: Black Dragon Society.

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Jerry Bails, updated 8/04.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Tribe of Terror
    Green Lantern
  2. 2. Don & Nancy Magicians Entertain Their Friends
  3. 3. none
    Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat
  4. 4. [Dr. McNider Appeals to Patriots]
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  5. 5. [The Blueprints]
    Hop Harrigan
  6. 6. The Heinkel Long Range Bomber
    How to Spot the Planes in the Skies
  7. 7. [The Barber Shop Gangsters]
    Sargon the Sorcerer
  8. 8. [The Broken Window]
    Scribbly and the Red Tornado
  9. 9. Toys of Death [Part 2]
    Jimmy Stone
  10. 10. none
    Mutt and Jeff/ Cicero's Cat
  11. 11. Death Test
    Red, White and Blue
  12. 12. The Society of the Black Dragon
    The Atom
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