All-American Comics #52

(September 1943)

The Spotlight on Crime (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Jon Chester Kozlak

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; the Silhouette (Villain; Introduction)

Synopsis:

A new criminal calling himself the Silhouette challenges the Green Lantern to a duel of wits by using the Emerald Crusader's own weapon against him: light!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Synopsis, some info all added by Craig Delich 9-11-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

The Loneliest Man in the World (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joseph Greene?

Pencils:

Joe Gallagher

Inks:

Joe Gallagher

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

The Aging Death (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.

No Evidence [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jimmy Stone

[Nobody on the Paper] (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].

[Kicking the Swastika Round] (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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

[Transoceanic Transport] (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon L. Blummer

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-11-08.

The inking looks different to Blummer's usual style, and is probably by another (unknown) hand.