(July 1943)

DC, 1939 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly except May, August, November and February
On-sale Date
1943-05-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Murder Under the Stars!! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irwin Hasen; Jon Blummer (Hop Harrigan inset)
Inks
Irwin Hasen; Jon Blummer (Hop Harrigan inset)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles; Hop Harrigan (inset)

How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Murder under the Stars! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
Inks
Chester Kozlak
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis
A fake medium threatens the life of a man who exposed him and begins killing his nearest relatives in revenge.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich. Credits read: "BY HASEN and NODELL."

Alan Scott works for APEX Studios. Doiby uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I say he did! He did!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #30.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, gents! Try your luck!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #29.

[Hippitty on Base] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Blummer (signed)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (signed)
Inks
Jon Blummer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer

Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan; Hippity

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Here It Is-- (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Mur-der] (Table of Contents: 10)

Scribbly and the Red Tornado / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle]

Guadzaloope Ball (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Ted Udall
Pencils
Joe Gallagher
Inks
Joe Gallagher
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Soda Pop and Subs (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Ted Udall
Pencils
Joe Gallagher (signed) ([as J. G.])
Inks
Joe Gallagher (signed) ([as J. G.])
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My friend, you are suffering from a chronic complaint!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #29.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeh, I'm doin' some work on Sir Sidney's country place!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #30.

The 31st Passenger, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 15)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Jimmy Stone

Third Dramatic Issue (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

All-American Stamp Page / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

The City of Silent Night! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Charles Reizenstein
Pencils
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Inks
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

All These Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Knickerbocker Pub. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Arco Publishing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Murder Under the Stars!!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. How to Make Your Body Bring You Fame ...Instead of Shame!
    Charles Atlas
  3. 2. Murder under the Stars!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. ["Yes... A long 4-chapter story!"]
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  7. 6. ["I say he did! He did!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  8. 7. ["Come on, gents! Try your luck!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  9. 8. [Hippitty on Base]
    Hop Harrigan
  10. 9. Here It Is--
    All-American Flying Club
  11. 10. [Mur-der]
    Scribbly and the Red Tornado
  12. 11. Guadzaloope Ball
    The Atom
  13. 12. Soda Pop and Subs
    Red, White and Blue
  14. 13. ["My friend, you are suffering from a chronic complaint!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  15. 14. ["Yeh, I'm doin' some work on Sir Sidney's country place!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  16. 15. The 31st Passenger, Part 2
    Jimmy Stone
  17. 16. Third Dramatic Issue
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  18. 17. Editorial Advisory Board
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    All-American Stamp Page
  20. 19. The City of Silent Night!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  21. 20. All These Now on Sale
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Arco Publishing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore