All-American Comics #96

(April 1948)

Mystery of the Emerald Necklace (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Robet Kanigher

Pencils:

Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)

Inks:

Alex Toth [as Alexander Toth] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

GL 32A

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Streak, the Wonder Dog; Julia Henry; Kem Whitehall; Red Karit (villain)

Synopsis:

Streak befriends a young girl who finds herself employed by a notorious gangster she thinks to be a private detective.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated August, 2004. Alan Scott works for radio station W.X.Y.Z. in this story. Second appearance of Streak, who was introduced in the Green Lantern title. Streak uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in the story.

[Studying] (Table of Contents)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Inks:

Harry Lampert [as Harrielle] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Harry Lampert

Job Number:

OH 21

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Cotton-Top Katie; the Perfessor

Synopsis:

The Perfessor keeps interrupting Katie's studying for a test, but keeps forgetting what he wants to tell her!

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page (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:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

The Earthquake Bell (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Arthur F. Peddy [as Peddy] (signed)

Inks:

Bernard Sachs [as Sachs] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

AA 93

Content Information

Genre:

period

Characters:

The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor; Lady Valerie; The Destroyer [Sir John Malvin] (villain)

Synopsis:

The Pirate must stop the efforts of the Destroyer, who demands that the King abdicate and he be crowned in his place.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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

Characters:

Mutt; Mutt's wife; Cicero; Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

Bill Got His Wings (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Arthur F. Peddy

Inks:

Bernard Sachs

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

AA 98

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Bill Clark; Cyrus Teed [Bill's guardian]

Synopsis:

Hop's encouragement to a young Bill Clark, when Hop is injured and can't fly the plane, helps Bill's guardian to overcome his fear of flying, a fear that once claimed his girl's life!

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

Love Is Blind (Table of Contents)

none / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles King (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Synopsis:

An adept counterfeiter is encouraged by his waitress girlfriend to drop his gang and take her on as a partner. This he does and he begins making and passing his own money.....money that has a fatal flaw to it!

Indexer Notes

Oddity: all characters in the story are un-named.

none (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / 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

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Bertha

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-8-11.

The Unsinkable Bandits (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Rudolph Palais

Inks:

Rudolph Palais

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

AA 99

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Joe (villain)

Synopsis:

Returning from a medical convention by boat, Dr. McNider's vessel is attacked by a gang of costumed pirates, who kidnap his secretary, Myra Mason, and steal a fortune in securities.