(July 1944)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
60
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Format:
Color; newsprint; saddle-stitched; Standard Golden Age U.S.; glossy cover

The Story of the Man Who Couldn't Tell the Truth (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed) [as P.R.]
Inks:
Paul Reinman (signed) [as P.R.]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles

Indexer Notes

Story title and characters added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.


The Man Who Couldn't Tell the Truth (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Alfred Bester
Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed) [as P.R.]
Inks:
Paul Reinman (signed) [as P.R.]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis:
A compulsive liar turns to the Emerald Crusader and Doiby for help after losing his job and girl, but he cannot bring himself to be truthful with them until death stares him in the face!

Indexer Notes

Credits per Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.


none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff/Cicero's Cat / filler / 1 page (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; funny animal
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's cat

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints.


none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 3 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

Indexer Notes

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


Falsely Accused (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]

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.


Maze of Murder (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Joe 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.


Banana Peels and Crook Heels (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Joseph Greene
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.


Counterfeit Ring [Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Jimmy Stone

Get Hold of Their Plans (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 credits revised from Ted Udall? to ? by Craig Delich 9-13-08.


The Sultan of Kandipat's Tiger Pit (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; Sultan of Kandipat (Villain)

Indexer Notes

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


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fat and Slat / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks:
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Fat; Slat

Indexer Notes

Sequence is NOT in the proper sequence. The sequence and all info was added by Craig Delich 9-13-08.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Man Who Couldn't Tell the Truth
    Green Lantern
  2. 2. none
    Mutt and Jeff/Cicero's Cat
  3. 3. none
    Mutt and Jeff
  4. 4. Falsely Accused
    Scribbly and the Red Tornado
  5. 5. Maze of Murder
    The Atom
  6. 6. Banana Peels and Crook Heels
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  7. 7. Counterfeit Ring [Part 2]
    Jimmy Stone
  8. 8. Get Hold of Their Plans
    Red, White and Blue
  9. 9. The Sultan of Kandipat's Tiger Pit
    Hop Harrigan
  10. 10. [no title indexed]
    Fat and Slat
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