All-Flash #20
(Fall 1945)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-09-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Jolaine Publications Inc.
Brand
An All-American Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Julius Schwartz (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

M. C. Gaines name removed from indicia at last minute (blank space left). On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan
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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)

public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and girls: Here is a message...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Telltale Telescope! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan
Synopsis
While watching through a telescope one evening, Jay Garrick notices something weird about a certain painting he is viewing, but that doesn't hold a candle to the world the Three Dimwits land on after studying the mysterious art of "Yogism."

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Since when are you a barber, Jeff?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whaaaa hooooo eeeeya
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mutt, this morning I got up at seven o'clock...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boo!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

The Formula for Wealth! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Curly Carson (villain)
Synopsis
The Three Dimwits acts as intermediaries between a crook named Curly Carson and a scientist who has discovered the secret to the "Fountain of Youth"!

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Meet a Bit-o-Honey (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

River Raft (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (signed as Jay Marr)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Who's Who of American Comics 1928-1999 gives "J. Marr" as a penname of Jack Miller.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick! Give us two soda-pops...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
...So I'm going to marry a widow!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Want to Be a Football Champion? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Park your car, Mutt!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You were up all night?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Schooldays in Suburba! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan
Synopsis
Winky, Blinky and Noddy decide to join a school for kids, unaware that it has been taken over by a bunch of crooks who are intent with breaking out.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Boys and girls: Here is a message..."]
  4. 3. The Telltale Telescope!
    The Flash
  5. 4. ["Paydays he always hightails it for town..."]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Since when are you a barber, Jeff?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  7. 6. ["Whaaaa hooooo eeeeya"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  8. 7. ["Mutt, this morning I got up at seven o'clock..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. ["Boo!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  10. 9. The Formula for Wealth!
    The Flash
  11. 10. Meet a Bit-o-Honey
    Bit-o-Honey
  12. 11. River Raft
  13. 12. ["Quick! Give us two soda-pops..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  14. 13. ["...So I'm going to marry a widow!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  15. 14. Want to Be a Football Champion?
    Wheaties
  16. 15. ["Park your car, Mutt!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  17. 16. ["You were up all night?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  18. 17. Schooldays in Suburba!
    The Flash
  19. 18. How Thom McAn Made Tokyo Tremble
    Thom McAn
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  21. 20. Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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