(April 1939)

DC, 1939 Series
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1939
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
Vin Sullivan ?

Issue Notes

Ashcan consists of a new cover using the image from Adventure Comics #33 over a remaindered copy of Detective Comics #23. Credits listed here taken from index of that comic in the GCD.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics [ashcan] (DC, 1939 series) #[nn]
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Cover gallery

The Ski Murder (Table of Contents: 1)

Speed Saunders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Fred Guardineer
Inks
Fred Guardineer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Speed Saunders; Villain: A murderer (Intro); Introduction: Margot Lee
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Crime Never Pays / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; crime
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[The Corpse in the Car Trunk] (Table of Contents: 3)

Larry Steele / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Ely
Pencils
Will Ely
Inks
Will Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Larry Steele; Villain: Baron Pakloff (Intro); Introduction: Lord and Lady Ashley
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Nuggets of Lead (Table of Contents: 4)

Buck Marshall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Homer Fleming
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Buck Marshall; Villain: Spencer (Intro)
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Indexer Notes

Story in two colors, black & white and red.

[The Zombie Killers] (Table of Contents: 5)

Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Chambers?
Pencils
Jim Chambers
Inks
Jim Chambers
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Crimson Avenger; Wing; Villain: "The Boss" and his zombies (Intro for all)
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Gambler's Waterloo (Table of Contents: 6)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Hickey ?
Pencils
Tom Hickey
Inks
Tom Hickey
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Bruce Nelson; Villain: The XYZ Gang, Big Pete Rines (Intro for all)
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Railroad Riddle (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean]
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
adventure
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[The Celebrity Deaths] (Table of Contents: 8)

Spy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Joe Shuster
Inks
Joe Shuster
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Villain: Dr. LaForge (Intro)
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[The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 7] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dr. Fu Manchu / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sax Rohmer
Pencils
Leo O'Mealia
Inks
Leo O'Mealia
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dr. Fu Manchu
Reprints
Keywords
adaptation

Indexer Notes

Adapted from THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer.

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

Kops and Robbers / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Bob Kane
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Bob Kane
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
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[The Many Murder Attempts of McQuade] (Table of Contents: 11)

Cosmo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sven Elven
Inks
Sven Elven
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Cosmo; Villain: McQuade (Intro)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two colors. Black & white and red.

[In Two Billion A.D.: Part 1] (Table of Contents: 12)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Shuster Shop
Inks
Shuster Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty; Intro: Prof. Kenton, a bird-man, and an orange man; Villain: A flower-man (Intro)
Synopsis
Slam and Shorty go to the year 2,000,000,000 A.D.
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Detective Puzzles (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Arthur W. Nugent
Pencils
Arthur W. Nugent
Inks
Arthur W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Ski Murder
    Speed Saunders
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Crime Never Pays
  4. 3. [The Corpse in the Car Trunk]
    Larry Steele
  5. 4. Nuggets of Lead
    Buck Marshall
  6. 5. [The Zombie Killers]
    Crimson Avenger
  7. 6. Gambler's Waterloo
    Bruce Nelson
  8. 7. Railroad Riddle
  9. 8. [The Celebrity Deaths]
    Spy
  10. 9. [The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 7]
    Dr. Fu Manchu
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Kops and Robbers
  12. 11. [The Many Murder Attempts of McQuade]
    Cosmo
  13. 12. [In Two Billion A.D.: Part 1]
    Slam Bradley
  14. 13. Detective Puzzles
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Heer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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