All-American Comics #24

(March 1941)

The "Big Six" Comics Magazines Still Lead the Field! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger (signed)

Pencils

Marty Nodell (signed as Mart Dellon)

Inks

Marty Nodell (signed as Mart Dellon)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Green Lantern [Alan Scott; also as Lane]; Irene Miller; Mr. Blake (Scott's employer at APEX); Jim Cass; R. J. Karns (villain, shipping tycoon); Joe (villain); Pancho Lupo (villain); Jose (villain); Carlo (villain); Piedro (villain)

Synopsis

When Jim Cass tells him how he was tricked into working as a slave in the tropics for tycoon R. J. Karns, Alan Scott signs on for the same job. Then, as Green Lantern, he encourages the workers to rebel before grabbing the overseer in order to take him to the U.S. to force him to testify against Karns.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 ([June] 1999)

Keywords

APEX Broadcasting; green lantern (called the lantern); oath; power ring

Indexer Notes

Green Lantern resides in Capitol City in this story. Panel 3 on page 8 had to be based on the cover to All-American #18 done by Sheldon Moldoff.

[Neither Man Nor Mouse] (Table of Contents: 3)

Red Tornado; Scribbly / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sheldon Mayer

Genre

humor; superhero; teen

Characters

The Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; The Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet] (introduction); Scribbly Jibbet; un-named Morning Dispatch editor; Gus (Dispatch typesetter); Smokey (villain)

Synopsis

When the local newspaper publishes a story that the Red Tornado is a hoax, the crooks that had left town decide to return....with a vengeance!

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• in A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (Smithsonian Institution / Harry N Abrams, 1981 series) (1981)
• in The JSA All Stars Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([December] 2007)

Keywords

Morning Dispatch

[100,000 Men Kissed This Face] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Pencils

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Inks

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Colors

?

Letters

Robert Ripley

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Field Marshall Count of Wrangel

Synopsis

The strange stories of a horse with hair 10" long, a hole from a Civil War cannon ball in a wall that was cut out and framed, and how 100,000 men kissed the face of FM Wrangel at graduation are told.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-21

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 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

Sh-h - I'm settin' the hens on my colored Easter eggs...

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-04-12

[Easter Eggs] (Table of Contents: 6)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 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

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Cicero's Cat

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-04-12

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 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

For Sale Cheap

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-03-29

[Light Switch] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 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

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-03-29

Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

A. W. Nugent

Synopsis

Four different tricks, such as "a trick star" and shadow pictures, are illustrated for the readers so that they can perform these at home.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

[The Factory Infiltrators] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L-B)

Pencils

Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L-B)

Inks

Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L-B)

Colors

?

Letters

Jon Blummer

Genre

aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Tank "Ikky" Tinker; Prop Wash; Miss Snap; un-named German spies (villains)

Synopsis

Hop investigates the disappearance of important tool dies and parts of secret aircraft from the factory.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Here's More Good News for the Members of the All-American Flying Club! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jon Blummer (signed as JLB) (spot illustration; main feature art?)

Inks

Jon Blummer (signed as JLB) (spot illustration; main feature art?)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The famous Bellanca Monoplane...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation

Characters

Hop Harrigan; Paul Redfern; Art Goebel; Colonel Clarence Chamberlain; Ernest L. Smith; Emory B. Bronte; Lt. Lester J. Maitland; Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger

Synopsis

True stories about famed aviators are recounted by Hop.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Indexer Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich.

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shakedown Racket] (Table of Contents: 14)

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]; Blackie (young bootblack); un-named Boss (villain, introduction); Slink (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Atom steps in to halt a protection racket involving local newsboys and bootblacks.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Keywords

Atom's calling card

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

[The County Fair] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Pete; Butch; J. Moses Appleberry (scout for the Silver Gloves Boxing Committee)

Synopsis

When Pete is able to ring a bell at the local county fair, he is offered the chance to fight a champion boxer, "One-Round O'Rouke," in the Silver Gloves boxing contest.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Rescue on Mars, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 16)

Adventures in the Unknown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Claudy (signed)

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; math & science

Characters

Ted; Alan; Jack; Dr. Lutyens; the Martians (villains)

Synopsis

Ted, Alan and Jack attempt to track down Professor Lutyens, who is being held prisoner in the Hall of the Great Brain.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Announcing Two New Exciting Features Which Will Make All-American Comics Even Better Than Before! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Dr. Mid-Nite; Sargon the Sorcerer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Franklin Pierce (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Franklin Pierce

Synopsis

Half the page is devoted to the 14 cent stamp, which has the portrait of President Franklin Pierce on it. Rest of page is stamp dealer advertisements.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

The Missing Witness (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration)

Inks

Sheldon Mayer (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Jimmy Stone; Phil Hackett; Linda Warren; Crandall (insurance agent); McKenzie (a lapidary); Andrews (Harcourt's butler); J.P. Harcourt (villain)

Synopsis

Through a shrewd luck, Jimmy overhears and sees Harcourt's insurance man, Crandall, pull the thought-to-be stolen Burma Ruby pulled out of a wall safe, and concludes that Harcourt is attempting to defraud the insurance company.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Amazing Combination Offer (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Remington Rand / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (Table of Contents: 21)

All-American Comics Monthly Book Review / text article / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Rusty Messing

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Rusty Messing, a reader of All-American Comics, provides his review of Geoffrey Chaucer's book, "Canterbury Tales."

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Indexer Notes

Writer added by Craig Delich.

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

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Nugent's Original Puzzles, Games, Tricks & Comics / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Pencils

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Inks

A. W. Nugent (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

A. W. Nugent

Synopsis

Five different illustrated activities for the reader are shown.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 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

There she is, Mutt- My new maid!

Genre

humor

Characters

Mutt; Jeff

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-06-21

[Heartbroken] (Table of Contents: 25)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 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

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-06-21

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.67 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

Pedigree dogs, that's what these are, ma'am!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-05-12

[Accidental Shower] (Table of Contents: 27)

Cicero's Cat / comic story / 0.33 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

?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1935-05-12

[Fort "Blunder"] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Pencils

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Inks

Robert Ripley (signed as Rip)

Colors

?

Letters

Robert Ripley

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Adele Garrison; Frank Carretta

Synopsis

The features tell about: wooden horse carver Frank Carretta, who has never ridden a horse; Adele Harrison, who wrote the longest story ever told; and a fort built at Rowse's Point, New York, accidentally built on British soil in 1818, and sometimes referred to as Fort Blunder!

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-08-22

[Just Call Me Mr. Black] (Table of Contents: 29)

Ben Webster / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Edwin Alger

Pencils

Edwin Alger

Inks

Edwin Alger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ben Webster; Billy; Mr. Black; Mrs. Jackson; Bart Campbell

Synopsis

Mrs. Jackson and the entire household is mystified by the oddities surrounding the new boarder, Mr. Black, who turns out to be a writer!

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30
• from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[Duty on the Docks] (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; Doris West [as Doris Mosey]; Captain Todt (villain); Sigmund (villain)

Synopsis

Red, Whitey and Blooey react to rough tactics used on a old pencil seller by some criminals, not realizing that it's Doris in disguise, who has been assigned by G-2 to investigate the activities of a mysterious frieghter on the waterfront.

Reprints

• in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #30, #30

Here's What You've Been Waiting For - All Star No. 4! (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) /

Wilson Chemical Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ready the Sensational New Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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