(September 1948)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
- Format:
- Color; newsprint; saddle-stitched; Standard Golden Age U.S.; glossy cover
Masquerade at Mesa City
Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Black Lightning; Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (inset)
Indexer Notes
Cover is the same as the splash page of the Johnny Thunder story.
Masquerade at Mesa City
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils:
- Alex Toth
- Inks:
- Alex Toth
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Alex Toth
- Job Number:
- AA 103
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
- Characters:
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Black Lightning
none
Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page
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 2009-8-15.
Case of the Talking Shadows
Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Rudolph Palais
- Inks:
- Rudolph Palais
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- AA 108
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; the Great Ludwig (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Dr. Mid-Nite investigates mysterious shadow men who have robbed a jewelry festival, and is drawn to a silhouette show run by the Great Ludwig.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #445 (February-March 1975)
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich, updated August, 2004.
none
Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page
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 2009-8-15.
[Chewing Gum]
Everything Happens to Harry / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Wheelan
- Pencils:
- Ed Wheelan
- Inks:
- Ed Wheelan
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ed Wheelan
- Job Number:
- OH 14
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Harry
Indexer Notes
Art credits revision from Irwin Hasen to Ed Wheelan by Craig Delich 2009-8-15 [also adding writer and letterer]. The Who's Who states that Hasen did "Everything Happens to Harvey" [not Harry] in the early 1950's.
none
Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page
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 2009-8-15.
The Ship That Sailed the Hills
The Black Pirate / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell
- Inks:
- Howard Purcell
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- AA 97
Content Information
- Genre:
- period
- Characters:
- The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich, updated August, 2004.
none
Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page
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:
- Mutt; Jeff.
Indexer Notes
Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-15-09.
Mailman on Horseback
none / text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
none
Mutt and Jeff / filler / 1 page
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 2009-8-15.
Crimes from a Cardboard Box
Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Irwin Hasen
- Inks:
- Irwin Hasen
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- GL 34B
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Streak
- Synopsis:
- A gifted young inventor of children's games becomes a most striking criminal genius.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit per Craig Delich, updated August, 2004.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Masquerade at Mesa City
Johnny Thunder -
2.
none
Mutt and Jeff -
3.
Case of the Talking Shadows
Dr. Mid-Nite -
4.
none
Mutt and Jeff -
5.
[Chewing Gum]
Everything Happens to Harry -
6.
none
Mutt and Jeff -
7.
The Ship That Sailed the Hills
The Black Pirate -
8.
none
Mutt and Jeff -
9.
Mailman on Horseback
none -
10.
none
Mutt and Jeff -
11.
Crimes from a Cardboard Box
Green Lantern
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Craig Delich
- Tony R. Rose
- Mike Nielsen
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- Gene Reed
- Bob Hughes
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