All-American Western
#109
(August-September 1949)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-06-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Secret of Crazy River!
Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Synopsis
- A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one issues are listed.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now -- more than ever -- look for this famous symbol!
- Synopsis
- Ad promoting comics on which the DC bullet appears.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Secret of Crazy River!
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
- Inks
- Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
Bob Lemon
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Bob Lemon
- Synopsis
- Highlights of Bob Lemon's ad coupled with an ad for Wheaties cereal.
Romantic As an Arizona Sunset
Romance Trail / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- romance; western-frontier
- Characters
- Jimmy Wakely
- Synopsis
- Ad for Romance Trail #1.
Indexer Notes
Cover shown in this ad is a line-drawn version of the photo cover that appears on the actual comic.
Champ to Chump - and Back Again
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Jim Wise
- Synopsis
- Ad for P-F Canvas Shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.
The Case of the Shafter Mine!
Epics of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Bendix Coaster Brake Wins Again!
Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Bendix coaster brakes.
Watch for Wakely!
Jimmy Wakely / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jimmy Wakely
- Synopsis
- Ad for Jimmy Wakely #1.
- Keywords
- personality
Indexer Notes
Cover in this ad is a line-drawn version of the photo cover that appears on the actual comic.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's terrific! A jet-model racer with split-second speed!
- Characters
- Snap; Crackle; Pop
- Synopsis
- Ad for a premium available from Kellogg's Rice Krispies.
[no title indexed]
Injun Facts / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All horses are mounted from the left side...
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Odd facts about horses, hunting and divorce.
Ridin' the Chuck-line!
text article / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- Short article about the various chores of a cowboy.
Plane Daring
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Bazooka
- Synopsis
- Bazooka saves an airplane and reminds readers of the latest Bazooka Bubble Gum contest.
Superman on Safety First!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Synopsis
- Superman shows a young boy why it's important to pay attention to traffic signals.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Secret of Crazy River!
Johnny Thunder -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
2.
["Now -- more than ever -- look for this famous symbol!"]
DC Comics -
3.
The Secret of Crazy River!
Johnny Thunder -
4.
Bob Lemon
Wheaties -
5.
Romantic As an Arizona Sunset
Romance Trail -
6.
The Invisible Treasure!
Overland Coach -
7.
Champ to Chump - and Back Again
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
8.
The Case of the Shafter Mine!
Epics of the Texas Rangers -
9.
[Out for a Walk]
Li'l Wah-hahpin -
10.
Bendix Coaster Brake Wins Again!
Bendix Coaster Brake -
11.
Watch for Wakely!
Jimmy Wakely -
12.
The Sawbones of Farmer's Dell!
Minstrel Maverick -
13.
["It's terrific! A jet-model racer with split-second speed!"]
Kellogg's Rice Krispies -
14.
["All horses are mounted from the left side..."]
Injun Facts -
15.
Ridin' the Chuck-line!
-
16.
Trail of the Ghost-Bear!
Foley of the Fighting 5th -
17.
Plane Daring
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy -
18.
Superman on Safety First!
Superman -
19.
Strange As It Seems
-
20.
Free BB's!
Daisy BB Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Dave Marchand
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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