(Spring 1944)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1944-03-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Jolaine Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Ted Udall (assistant editor, uncredited); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

Superman-DC symbol looks like later All-American symbol.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed as P. R.)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed as P. R.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Justice Society of America Sends You This Message! The American Red Cross Needs Your Help! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / public service announcement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Joe Gallagher
Inks
Joe Gallagher
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Sandman; Johnny Thunder; Spectre; Dr. Fate; Hawkman; Wonder Woman; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom; Starman]
Synopsis
Illustrated appeal to readers to help support the Red Cross Relief Fund.
Keywords
American Red Cross; war fund

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

The Dastardly Designs of Doiby Dickles' Pals! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Bester ?
Pencils
Marty Nodell (signed)
Inks
Marty Nodell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Mac Mousse (Villain); Fairbanks Fearless (Villain); Prof. Sorin (Villain)
Synopsis
An insurance policy made out to Doiby Dickles in the amount of $1000 suddenly attracts a lot of attention when it is discovered that an error was made and the policy is actually worth a cool $1 million!

Now on Sale Everywhere (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
Blah! Whaa!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Fishing for Tires] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt & Jeff / 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
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
Are you sure that stuff will kill moths?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
We'd like to buy a baby carriage for junior!
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
I patched my inner tubes so much...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
But I don't need any help!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
Hey, what're you doin'?
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
I can't tell you how to get there...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
You look great, Jeff!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
It's my wife! She caught me...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mutt & Jeff / 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
O.K., look! Suppose you was a sentry...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt & Jeff / 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
Yeh, I trained him myself, Schulze!
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Now- The Complete Old Testament Edition (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Mysterious Passenger (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
Jon Blummer (signed)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (signed)
Inks
Jon Blummer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker

Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Blind Man's Bluff (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

Doiby Dickles Goes on a Case: Paper Salvage! (Table of Contents: 22)

Green Lantern / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis
Doiby tackles a stranger and accuses him of wasting paper and explains its importance to the war effort. The stranger explains that the receptacle the paper was thrown into was not a waste bin but was rather specifically designated for collecting waste paper for the war effort.
Keywords
paper salvage; waste paper

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A guide tol' me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house...

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you read all these?

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Having a Wonderful Crime Wish You Were Here! (Table of Contents: 26)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Bester
Pencils
Marty Nodell (signed)
Inks
Marty Nodell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Iambic Scan (Villain); Gunner Goity (Villain)
Synopsis
A rejected poet decides to impersonate a dangerous criminal in order to end his life. Yet, when a criminal gang shows confidence in his ability to lead them, he decides to take on the role for real.

Indexer Notes

Alan Scott works for Apex Studios in this story.

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

The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Weather Man / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Beaven (signed)
Inks
Frank Beaven (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. The Justice Society of America Sends You This Message! The American Red Cross Needs Your Help!
    Justice Society of America
  4. 3. The Dastardly Designs of Doiby Dickles' Pals!
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. Now on Sale Everywhere
  6. 5. ["Blah! Whaa!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  7. 6. [Fishing for Tires]
    Mutt & Jeff
  8. 7. ["Are you sure that stuff will kill moths?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  9. 8. ["We'd like to buy a baby carriage for junior!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  11. 10. ["I patched my inner tubes so much..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  12. 11. ["But I don't need any help!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  13. 12. ["Hey, what're you doin'?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  14. 13. ["I can't tell you how to get there..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  15. 14. ["You look great, Jeff!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  16. 15. ["It's my wife! She caught me..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  17. 16. ["O.K., look! Suppose you was a sentry..."]
    Mutt & Jeff
  18. 17. ["Yeh, I trained him myself, Schulze!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  19. 18. Now- The Complete Old Testament Edition
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  20. 19. The Mysterious Passenger
    Hop Harrigan
  21. 20. Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club
    All-American Flying Club
  22. 21. Blind Man's Bluff
  23. 22. Doiby Dickles Goes on a Case: Paper Salvage!
    Green Lantern
  24. 23. ["A guide tol' me she lost 'em in a Athens boarding house..."]
    Wheaties
  25. 24. ["Have you read all these?"]
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
  27. 26. Having a Wonderful Crime Wish You Were Here!
    Green Lantern
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    The Weather Man
  30. 29. ["Tell the Mess Sergeant to look up the recipe for turtle soup."]
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Lionel English
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore