All-American Comics #42

(September 1942)

Green Lantern, Our New Police Chief (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:

The mysterious murders of two Police chiefs in Middle Village prompts the Master of Light to take the job temporarily, with Doiby in his own distinctive Green Lantern costume, as second in command!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich,updated 8/04. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Doiby appears in a G.L. uniform in the story. Notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-19-08.

Credits given (at the end of a fictitious text on page 1) as 'The authors - MART NODELL and IRWIN HASEN'

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

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; funny animal

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[The Arrival of Herman Gherkin] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 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 [Dr. Charles McNider]; Herman Gherkin.

[The Eager Misters] (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 9-9-08.

The British Long-Range Armstrong-Whitworth-Whitley III (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:

fact

Consolidated - B24 (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:

fact

[Air Raid] (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 7 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 by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Runt's Tale] (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:

Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle].

Cash Me This Check (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.33 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; funny animal

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

[Roller Skate Rumble] (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 Strange Case of the Disappearing Books (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall

Pencils:

Joe Gallagher

Inks:

Joe Gallagher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Al Pratt]; Pingler (villain).

Synopsis:

The Atom has to track down two young men who were hired by the owner of a pool hall to pose as students at Calvin College in order to steal rare books from the school library.

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits added by Craig Delich 9-9-08. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-14-09.

A Seversky (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:

fact