(September 1947)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-07-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Harlequin (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; the Harlequin [Molly Mayne]; Mutt (inset); Jeff (inset)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #89
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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) (Expand) /

Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Harlequin! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
CC24
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; the Harlequin [Molly Mayne] (1st appearance)
Synopsis
A program sponsor persuades Alan Scott to use Green Lantern over radio station WXYZ to plug his chain of department stores. A suitable villain must be found for the Emerald Crusader in the script, so it's decided to use a comic heroine, the Harlequin!
Reprints
Keywords
WXYZ Radio

Indexer Notes

Alan Scott works for W.X.Y.Z. radio in this story. Green Lantern doesn't charge his ring or repeat the oath in this story.

Eddie Stanky (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 (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
It's a new invention, sir!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?-9-26

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #10.

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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
I'm really worried!
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 (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
Ma-a boo hoo hoo
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Cicero
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 (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
Hey! Nix, Mutt!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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
I wish I had a million dollars!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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
You little boob, there is no more gas rationing!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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
You what?" "I'm writing a story about cops and robbers!
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 (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
I can't figure out how a little shrimp like you...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Trapping a Bandit (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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, as a honorable citizen and taxpayer...
Genre
humor
Characters
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)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you tell me how to get to Dean Street?
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #11.

The Adventure in Castle Villon (Table of Contents: 17)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond)
Inks
Everett Kinstler (signed as Everett Raymond)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AA86
Genre
historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin

[Ventriloquism] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
Job Number
OH13
Genre
teen; children
Characters
Cotton-Top Katie

Out of This World! (Table of Contents: 19)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Harry
Inks
Frank Harry
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AA93
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Dr. Light (villain)

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Craig Delich.

A Knotty Problem (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Cliff Rhodes (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
OH1
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meet Blade Landow!
Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan; Blade Landow (villain)

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 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
Who you lookin' for, Jeff?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

The Overturned Canoe (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Batteries / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Animal Antics; Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Harlequin
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. ["Toll Bridge 10ยข"]
    Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frog
  4. 3. The Harlequin!
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. Eddie Stanky
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["It's a new invention, sir!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  7. 6. ["I'm really worried!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  8. 7. ["Ma-a boo hoo hoo"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. ["Hey! Nix, Mutt!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  10. 9. ["I wish I had a million dollars!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  11. 10. ["You little boob, there is no more gas rationing!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  13. 12. ["You what?" "I'm writing a story about cops and robbers!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  14. 13. ["I can't figure out how a little shrimp like you..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  15. 14. Trapping a Bandit
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  16. 15. ["Your honor, as a honorable citizen and taxpayer..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  17. 16. ["Can you tell me how to get to Dean Street?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  18. 17. The Adventure in Castle Villon
    The Black Pirate
  19. 18. [Ventriloquism]
    Cotton-Top Katie
  20. 19. Out of This World!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  21. 20. A Knotty Problem
  22. 21. ["Meet Blade Landow!"]
    Hop Harrigan
  23. 22. ["Who you lookin' for, Jeff?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  24. 23. The Overturned Canoe
    Bright Star Flashlight Batteries
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy Rapid Fire Tommy Gun
  26. 25. Tops!
    Animal Antics; Leading Comics
  27. 26. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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