(October 1940)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Brand
A DC Publication
Editing
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

In this issue, Scribbly makes an advertising plug for All-Star Comics #2. However, this plug curiously appears on the "All-American Stamp Page" instead of with the full-page ad for the issue elsewhere in the comic.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #19
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Cover gallery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Insurance Racket] (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils
Marty Nodell (signed as Mart Dellon)
Inks
Marty Nodell (signed as Mart Dellon)
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Nodell
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott; also as Mr. Titus]; Joe Prentiss (death); Mrs. Hodges; Mr. Hodges; Slade (villain, introduction, death); Wolfe (villain, lawyer)
Synopsis
After a man Alan Scott saves from a near hit-and-run dies under mysterious circumstances, Green Lantern uncovers a gambling ring run by a man named Slade where those in debt are made to take out insurance policies and sign them over to Slade, before they meet untimely ends. By posing as a gambler who runs up a large debt, Green Lantern scares a confession out of Slade's lawyer, then confronts Slade himself, but Slade falls into the deathtrap he plans for the hero.
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Keywords
green lantern (called the lamp of power); oath; power ring

Introducing the Mighty Atom (Table of Contents: 3)

The Atom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill O'Connor (signed)
Pencils
Ben Flinton (signed)
Inks
Leonard Sansone
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Al Pratt] (intro, origin); Mary James; Joe Morgan
Synopsis
Poor little Al Pratt, dubbed "Atom Al" by his friends, meets up with a fight trainer that agrees to help him build up his body to help deal with bullies who harrass him. But it proves of better use when Mary is kidnapped.
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Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails. The Atom does NOT appear in uniform in this story. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cicero's Cat / 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
Bright idea
Genre
humor
Characters
Cicero's cat
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cicero's Cat / 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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gulp! Gulp!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 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
Mutt, the gate-crasher!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1937-09-19

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three shots for a dime!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1937-05-16

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gene Byrnes
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free Lecture S.P.C.A. Everybody Welcome
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Daisybelle
Reprints
  • from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

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

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gene Byrnes
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hank! Daisybelle Draper wants to talk to you on the phone!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

[The Payroll Robbers] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Blummer
Pencils
Jon Blummer
Inks
Jon Blummer
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer
Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

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

All-American Flying Club / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Information about, and an application to join, Hop Harrigan's Flying Club

[The Human Tree] (Table of Contents: 12)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Ripley
Pencils
Robert Ripley
Inks
Robert Ripley
Colors
?
Letters
Robert Ripley
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-09-04

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth; Butterfinger / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[On the Side of the Enemy] (Table of Contents: 14)

Gary Concord the Ultra-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Blummer
Pencils
Jon Blummer
Inks
Jon Blummer
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer ?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Gary Concord

Indexer Notes

Last appearance. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Introducing Luke McLuke] (Table of Contents: 15)

Popsicle Pete / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pete; Luke McLuke (intro)

Collect Postage Stamps (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Iccolo Miccolo] (Table of Contents: 17)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Ripley
Pencils
Robert Ripley
Inks
Robert Ripley
Colors
?
Letters
Robert Ripley
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-07-26

Murder in the Classroom [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 18)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Jimmy Stone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

New York World's Fair Comics; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Briar Disappears] (Table of Contents: 20)

Ben Webster / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Edwin Alger
Pencils
Edwin Alger
Inks
Edwin Alger
Colors
?
Letters
Edwin Alger
Genre
adventure
Characters
Ben Webster
Reprints
  • from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Roughing It in the Bush (Table of Contents: 21)

All-American Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gene Byrnes
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Hall's Adventures in the Jungle
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Daisybelle
Reprints
  • from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Daisybelle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gene Byrnes
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'd better change your mind...
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 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
What do you mean, Mutt, football is scientific?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1937-10-31

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 1 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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You want a lift?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1937-07-18

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

Cicero's Cat / 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
Shoo!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Cicero's cat
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Cicero's Cat / 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
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks, Pel!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

William Henry Harrison (Table of Contents: 28)

All-American Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes assorted ads, mainly for stamps.

[Sisty and Dinky Are Kidnapped] (Table of Contents: 29)

Scribbly / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer
Genre
adventure; humor; teen
Characters
Scribbly Jibbet; Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet; Ma Hunkel

[The Booby-Trapped Bridge] (Table of Contents: 30)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils
Bill Smith
Inks
Bill Smith
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue

Here It Is -- Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
  3. 2. [The Insurance Racket]
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Introducing the Mighty Atom
    The Atom
  5. 4. ["Bright idea"]
    Cicero's Cat
  6. 5. ["Gulp! Gulp!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  7. 6. ["Mutt, the gate-crasher!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  8. 7. ["Three shots for a dime!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. ["Free Lecture S.P.C.A. Everybody Welcome"]
    Daisybelle
  10. 9. ["Hank! Daisybelle Draper wants to talk to you on the phone!"]
    Daisybelle
  11. 10. [The Payroll Robbers]
    Hop Harrigan
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    All-American Flying Club
  13. 12. [The Human Tree]
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth; Butterfinger
  15. 14. [On the Side of the Enemy]
    Gary Concord the Ultra-Man
  16. 15. [Introducing Luke McLuke]
    Popsicle Pete
  17. 16. Collect Postage Stamps
    Popsicle
  18. 17. [Iccolo Miccolo]
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  19. 18. Murder in the Classroom [Part 3]
    Jimmy Stone
  20. 19. ["For swell vacation reading..."]
    New York World's Fair Comics; Mutt & Jeff
  21. 20. [Briar Disappears]
    Ben Webster
  22. 21. Roughing It in the Bush
    All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
  23. 22. ["Dr. Hall's Adventures in the Jungle"]
    Daisybelle
  24. 23. ["You'd better change your mind..."]
    Daisybelle
  25. 24. ["What do you mean, Mutt, football is scientific?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  26. 25. ["You want a lift?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  27. 26. ["Shoo!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  28. 27. ["Thanks, Pel!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  29. 28. William Henry Harrison
    All-American Stamp Page
  30. 29. [Sisty and Dinky Are Kidnapped]
    Scribbly
  31. 30. [The Booby-Trapped Bridge]
    Red, White and Blue
  32. 31. Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!
    All-Star Comics
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
    Remington Rand
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
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