(September 1947)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer
Format:
Color; newsprint; saddle-stitched; Standard Golden Age U.S.; glossy cover

none (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Irwin Hasen
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Green Lantern; the Harlequin; inset: Mutt & Jeff.

The Harlequin (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Irwin Hasen
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; 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: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Story code: CC24. 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. Notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-6-09.


none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 5 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:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Mutt; Jeff.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-6-09.


Adventure in Castle Villon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Inks:
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Characters:
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin.

Indexer Notes

Story code: AA86.


[Ventriloquism] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Cotton-Top Katie

Indexer Notes

Story code: OH13.


Out of This World (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Dr. Light (villain).

Indexer Notes

Story code: AA93. Art credits per Craig Delich, updated 8/04.


A Knotty Problem (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cliff Rhodes (signed)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Meet Blade Landow (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Howard Purcell
Inks:
Howard Purcell
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
aviation
Characters:
Hop Harrigan; Blade Landow (villain).

Indexer Notes

Story code: OH1.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Harlequin
    Green Lantern
  2. 2. none
    Mutt and Jeff
  3. 3. Adventure in Castle Villon
    The Black Pirate
  4. 4. [Ventriloquism]
    Cotton-Top Katie
  5. 5. Out of This World
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  6. 6. A Knotty Problem
  7. 7. Meet Blade Landow
    Hop Harrigan
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes