All-American Comics #47

(February 1943)

The Disappearing Damsel (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Harry Tschida (signed on splash page catsup bottle)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Synopsis:

An old girlfriend of Irene Miller's, Cora Collins, invites Irene to lunch as a witness to a meeting between Cora and a gentleman. When Irene turns around for a moment, Cora disappears!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 12/04. Pencil and ink confirmation from Dan Makarakov (May 14, 2006) from the splash page of the original art. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Oddity: Green Lantern uses an unusual oath in this story: "As the green rays strike forth into darkness, so may all black evil be exposed and driven away!" Most notes, characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Pencils:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Inks:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Pencils:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Inks:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall

Pencils:

Joe Gallagher

Inks:

Joe Gallagher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Hop Battles the Enemy] (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.

[Forbidden Cave] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Reizenstein

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]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Shanghaied] (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.

That's Not My Bomb! [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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Pencils:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Inks:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Pencils:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Inks:

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-9-08.

[The U-Boat] (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:

Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle].

The Story of Joshua -- Part 1 (Table of Contents)

Picture Stories from the Old Testament / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Montgomery Mulford (signed)

Pencils:

Don Cameron

Inks:

Don Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

historical

Reprints:

• From Picture Stories from the Bible [Old Testament] (DC, 1942 series) #2.

Indexer Notes

Credits from Picture Stories from the Bible. The artist Don Cameron is not the same person as the Superman and Batman writer.