(December 1943)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly except May, August, November and February
On-sale Date
1943-10-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Crime Is an Art! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Sam Burlockoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis
Green Lantern and Doiby attempt to prevent the theft of rare art treasures being moved from a museum.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich. We formerly credited the inks to Paul Reinman and then Jon Chester Kozlak.

Alan Scott works for APEX Studios.

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

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

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

Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Hawker Hurricane (Table of Contents: 6)

How to Spot the Planes in the Skies / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Pencils
Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Inks
Falcon Mathieu (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Falcon Mathieu

Genre
non-fiction

[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
Your honor, my wife sits on me every chance she gets!
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) #5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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
Gosh, my tires are a little worn!
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #5.

[Al Pratt's Disguise] (Table of Contents: 9)

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.

The Man Who Defeated Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

[Trip to the Zoo] (Table of Contents: 11)

Scribbly and the Red Tornado / comic story / 4 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]

Get Going! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chinese Puzzle, Part One (Table of Contents: 13)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.33 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Jimmy Stone

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

Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Blooey Got a Cinder in His Eye (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

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

[In or Out] (Table of Contents: 16)

Cicero's Cat / 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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cicero's Cat; Cicero
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #5.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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
Now give the monkey the five cents, darling!
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) #5.

Here It Is-- (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Lightning Strikes! (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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

Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Invention Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Metro Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Don't miss these new issues..."]
  4. 3. Crime Is an Art!
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Comic Cavalcade
  7. 6. Hawker Hurricane
    How to Spot the Planes in the Skies
  8. 7. ["Your honor, my wife sits on me every chance she gets!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  9. 8. ["Gosh, my tires are a little worn!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  10. 9. [Al Pratt's Disguise]
    The Atom
  11. 10. The Man Who Defeated Death!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  12. 11. [Trip to the Zoo]
    Scribbly and the Red Tornado
  13. 12. Get Going!
    Wheaties
  14. 13. Chinese Puzzle, Part One
    Jimmy Stone
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  16. 15. Blooey Got a Cinder in His Eye
    Red, White and Blue
  17. 16. [In or Out]
    Cicero's Cat
  18. 17. ["Now give the monkey the five cents, darling!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  19. 18. Here It Is--
    All-American Flying Club
  20. 19. Lightning Strikes!
    Hop Harrigan
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Invention Co.
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Metro Publications
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore