All-American Comics #53

(October 1943)

The Mail Goes Through (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Alfred Bester

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Sam Burlockoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles.

Synopsis:

Alan and Doiby, with their car stuck in the mud, enter a deserted house and discover a mail pouch containing undelivered letters dated 1857. As Green Lantern, Alan decides to deliver the mail anyway, which illicits a wide variety of reactions!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, updated 12/04. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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.

Indexer Notes

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

Colors and Crime (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]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

Caught by Coincidence (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]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

[Red Tornado Now on Dispatch Staff] (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.

No Evidence [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

[Trouble Is Its Own Reward] (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.

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 9-11-08.

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.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

[Crash] (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 (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon L. Blummer

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

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