(June 1944)
DC,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 5
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1944-04-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- J. R. Publishing Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
At the bottom of the first story page: "June All-American No. 58. Entire contents copyrighted 1944 by J. R. Publishing Co."
At the bottom of the first story page: "June All-American No. 58. Entire contents copyrighted 1944 by J. R. Publishing Co."
The Mystery of Marvelous Mervyn!
Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles; Mervyn
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Old Nameless
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
- Script
- Josette Frank
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Includes a Junior Justice Society of America secret message.
The Mystery of Marvelous Marvyn!
Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Mervyn (Villain)
- Synopsis
- Mervyn was a genius and how he hated that so, so one night he decided to rebel against his parent's wishes and join up with a mob to plan some heists. Unfortunately for Mervyn, he scared the crooks more than Green Lantern did.
Indexer Notes
Oddity: The name of the young lad in this story is spelled incorrectly in the story title. On the cover and throughout the story, he is called Mervyn, but in the story title it is Marvyn.
Escape from Two-Way Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
[no title indexed]
Cicero's Cat / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Pencils
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Inks
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Smith
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Soldiers Camouflage with Hay to Deceive Enemy
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cicero's cat
- Reprints
- from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page
- 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'll let you have her for five bucks!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mutt; Jeff
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Pencils
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Inks
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Smith
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must of missed that one by six inches!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
[no title indexed]
Mutt & Jeff / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Pencils
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Inks
- Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Smith
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mutt, I know we can't get gas...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
[The Bully]
Scribbly and the Red Tornado / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sheldon Mayer
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Scribbly; Red Tornado [Ma Hunkle]
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stick around fellas...
Gangsters, Guns and Girls!
The Atom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Al Pratt]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
Limericks vs. Larceny!
Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Craig Delich.
Counterfeit Ring, Part One
Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jimmy Stone
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles / activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- A. W. Nugent
Blooey Blows His Horn!
Red, White and Blue / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
Indexer Notes
Ted Udall script credit removed by Craig Delich.
Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club
All-American Flying Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Evil Power of Naja Hana the Black Cobra!
Hop Harrigan / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jon Blummer (signed)
- Pencils
- Jon Blummer (signed)
- Inks
- Jon Blummer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon Blummer
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- Hop Harrigan; Black Cobra [Naja Hana] (Villain)
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Eveready / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Louis Priscilla (signed)
- Inks
- Louis Priscilla (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're violating the blackout, Sergeant.
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Mystery of Marvelous Mervyn!
Green Lantern -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Old Nameless
Good Books Worth Reading -
3.
The Mystery of Marvelous Marvyn!
Green Lantern -
4.
Escape from Two-Way Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
5.
["Soldiers Camouflage with Hay to Deceive Enemy"]
Cicero's Cat -
6.
["I'll let you have her for five bucks!"]
Mutt & Jeff -
7.
["You must of missed that one by six inches!"]
Mutt & Jeff -
8.
["Mutt, I know we can't get gas..."]
Mutt & Jeff -
9.
[The Bully]
Scribbly and the Red Tornado -
10.
["Stick around fellas..."]
Wheaties -
11.
Gangsters, Guns and Girls!
The Atom -
12.
Limericks vs. Larceny!
Dr. Mid-Nite -
13.
Time Out for Fun and Adventure
-
14.
Counterfeit Ring, Part One
Jimmy Stone -
15.
[no title indexed]
Picture Stories from the Bible -
16.
[no title indexed]
Victory Puzzles -
17.
Blooey Blows His Horn!
Red, White and Blue -
18.
Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club
All-American Flying Club -
19.
The Evil Power of Naja Hana the Black Cobra!
Hop Harrigan -
20.
Yours Free!
Wheaties -
21.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas -
22.
["You're violating the blackout, Sergeant."]
Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Juan Gonzalez
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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