(April 1941)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-02-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A DC Publication
Editing
M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #25
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Cover gallery

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

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

[Sabotage at the Steel Mills] (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]; Irene Miller; Mr. Blake ? (APEX employer of Scott); Mr. Sterling (President of Sterling Steel Mill); Barlow (Sterling Steel Mill's Teasurer); Mr. Straker; Harkiss (villain, Sterling Steel Mill stockholder's representative, death); "Rock" Dawson (villain)
Synopsis
Irene Miller is assigned to do a story on sabotage at the Sterling Steel Mill. Alan Scott tags along as the Green Lantern and discovers that the man responsible, calling himself "The Leader," is the Sterling Steel Mill stockholders' representative, who wanted to drive down the price of the stock to buy it for himself.
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Keywords
APEX Broadcasting; green lantern (called the lamp of power); oath; power ring

[The Hunt for Earl Evans] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bill O'Connor
Pencils
Ben Flinton
Inks
Leonard Sansone
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James; Earl Evans (villain); Nick (villain); Tony (villain); Jack (villain)
Synopsis
Al and Mary witness some criminals escaping from the Police, and Mary follows them in her own car. But when the crooks have a flat tire, they kidnap Mary and escape in her car.

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails.

[The Cyclone Kids] (Table of Contents: 4)

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
Characters
Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly; the Cyclone Kids [Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet]

[Smash the Spy Ring] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jon Blummer (signed)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (signed)
Inks
Jon Blummer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Hop Harrigan (as the Guardian Angel; Intro)
Synopsis
Hop Harrigan becomes a costumed hero.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Transatlantic Flights] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Blummer
Inks
Jon Blummer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich.

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

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

[Dr. Mid-Nite: How He Began] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Reizenstein
Pencils
Stan Asch
Inks
Stan Asch
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (Intro; Origin); Myra Mason (Intro); Hooty (Intro); Mr. Schlitz; "Killer" Maroni (villain); Buggsy (villain); Mike (villain)
Synopsis
Blinded by a mobster's bomb, Dr. McNider gives up the practice of medicine to write articles for crime magazines. But a chance accident, with an owl crashing through the former doctor's window during the night, allows McNider to discover that he can see in the dark [as well as in the daylight with special infra-red goggles he creates], so he decides to adopt the secret identity of Dr. Mid-Nite to round up "Killer" and bring him to justice for his crimes.
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One Round O'Rourke (Table of Contents: 9)

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; O'Rourke

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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
Yessir, will you have a single room or a suite?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-05-31

[Ball of Yarn] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1936-05-31

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

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
Well, nosey, what do ya want?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[Shoe Needs Repairing] (Table of Contents: 13)

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
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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
So you want to marry my daughter, do you!!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

[Two Mouse Holes] (Table of Contents: 16)

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
Genre
humor
Characters
Cicero's Cat
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-02-26

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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
Mouse Union Local 28
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

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
Balloons, five cents!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

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

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
Honk! Honk! Honk!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Also in Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #[2].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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
Why don't you start a checking account with that hundred bucks?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-04-10

James Buchanan (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

The Missing Witness, Part II (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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

Coming in the Very Next Issue of All-American Comics! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Sargon the Sorcerer; All-American Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Rover by Joseph Conrad (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Jack Jaros (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Jack Jaros is credited as a reader who send the review printed here.

The Flash Wins (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

Rescue on Mars [Part 6] (Table of Contents: 26)

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. Luytens

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[Mystery of the Vanishing Pilots] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script
John Wentworth
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West

Colossal! Terrific! Stupendous! (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

World's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
  3. 2. [Sabotage at the Steel Mills]
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. [The Hunt for Earl Evans]
    The Atom
  5. 4. [The Cyclone Kids]
    Red Tornado; Scribbly
  6. 5. [Smash the Spy Ring]
    Hop Harrigan
  7. 6. [Transatlantic Flights]
    Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation
  8. 7. ["Here's more good news for members of the All-American Flying Club!"]
    All-American Flying Club
  9. 8. [Dr. Mid-Nite: How He Began]
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  10. 9. One Round O'Rourke
    Popsicle Pete
  11. 10. ["Yessir, will you have a single room or a suite?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  12. 11. [Ball of Yarn]
    Cicero's Cat
  13. 12. ["Well, nosey, what do ya want?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  14. 13. [Shoe Needs Repairing]
    Cicero's Cat
  15. 14. ["So you want to marry my daughter, do you!!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  16. 15. ["Nuts!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  17. 16. [Two Mouse Holes]
    Cicero's Cat
  18. 17. ["Mouse Union Local 28"]
    Cicero's Cat
  19. 18. ["Balloons, five cents!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  20. 19. ["Honk! Honk! Honk!"]
    Cicero's Cat
  21. 20. ["Why don't you start a checking account with that hundred bucks?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  22. 21. James Buchanan
    All-American Stamp Page
  23. 22. The Missing Witness, Part II
    Jimmy Stone
  24. 23. Coming in the Very Next Issue of All-American Comics!
    Sargon the Sorcerer; All-American Comics
  25. 24. The Rover by Joseph Conrad
    All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
  26. 25. The Flash Wins
    All-Star Comics
  27. 26. Rescue on Mars [Part 6]
    Adventures in the Unknown
  28. 27. [Mystery of the Vanishing Pilots]
    Red, White and Blue
  29. 28. Colossal! Terrific! Stupendous!
    World's Best Comics
  30. 29. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  31. 30. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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