All-American Comics #55

(January 1944)

The Riddle of the Runaway Trolley (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Sam Burlockoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles.

Synopsis:

A trolley operator's last day on the job proves rather exciting as crooks hijack the trolley to commit a burglary.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 12/04. Alan Scott works for APEX Studios [last mention of this station]. Notes, characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.

Brewster Buffalo (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Pencils:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Inks:

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Falcon Mathieu

Content Information

Genre:

fact

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; Cicero's cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.

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 9-13-08.

The Criminal Clocks (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.

Riddle of the Blazing Dummy (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joseph Greene

Pencils:

Stan Aschmeier

Inks:

Stan Aschmeier

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. McNider]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

The Impossible Isle (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 9-13-08.

[The Professor Returns] (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].

Chinese Puzzle [Part 2] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Jimmy Stone

[Crooked Coconuts] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

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 (formerly listed as Ted Udall).

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

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.