All-American Comics #55

(January 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Electric Football / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Riddle of the Runaway Trolley (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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.

Alan Scott works for APEX Studios (last mention of this station).

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Green Lantern; Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Brewster Buffalo (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Pencils

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Inks

Falcon Mathieu (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Falcon Mathieu

Genre

non-fiction

[Hot Iron] (Table of Contents: 6)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Pencils

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Inks

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Cicero's Cat

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

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

[Cracking a Nut] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Pencils

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Inks

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

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

Anything for Thanksgiving?

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.

The Criminal Clocks (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

The Riddle of the Blazing Dummy! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Joseph Greene

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.

[The Professor Returns] (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]

You're Ready for Action! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chinese Puzzle, Part Two (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)

Crooked Coconuts! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Gallagher

Inks

Joe Gallagher

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue

Indexer Notes

Ted Udall script credit removed by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Can he hunt ducks?

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: 17)

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

Script

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Pencils

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Inks

Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]

Colors

?

Letters

Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Didn't cha get mad when her father threw you out of the house?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

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

Time Out for Fun and Adventure! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

The Impossible Isle! (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 by Craig Delich.

Here It Is-- (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

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

Muscle Power 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) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)