(October 1944)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except February, May, August and November
On-sale Date
1944-08-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Fighters Never Quit! (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; Solomon Grundy (Villain)
Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #61
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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 Torch of Liberty (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Fighters Never Quit! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Bester
Pencils
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Solomon Grundy [Cyrus Gold] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Green Lantern comes up against an opponent impervious to his power ring: the gruesome Solomon Grundy!
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick MacKay (signed)
Inks
Dick MacKay (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sorry, Sirs!

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

Mutt and 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
Hello, Jeff! Having any luck?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mutt and 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
Jeff, I hear you're a big meat eater!
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and 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'm air-raid warden for this section!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and 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 is! It is! It is! It is!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roland Coe (signed)
Inks
Roland Coe (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mind if I join you?

Van Dorra's Box! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Joe Gallagher
Inks
Joe Gallagher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Al Pratt]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

The Men with Two Lives (Table of Contents: 11)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Greene
Pencils
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Inks
Stan Asch (signed as Stan Josephs)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Murdered Spy, Part Two (Table of Contents: 12)

Jimmy Stone / text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Captured] (Table of Contents: 15)

Red, White and Blue / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Gallagher
Inks
Joe Gallagher
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue

A Letter from Home! (Table of Contents: 16)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Blummer (signed)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (signed)
Inks
Jon Blummer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer
Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Outsmarting a Saboteur! (Table of Contents: 17)

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys & girls - Here is the comic book you've been waiting for!

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fighters Never Quit!
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. The Torch of Liberty
    Good Books Worth Reading
  4. 3. Fighters Never Quit!
    Green Lantern
  5. 4. ["I'm sorry, Sirs!"]
    Eveready
  6. 5. ["Hello, Jeff! Having any luck?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  7. 6. ["Jeff, I hear you're a big meat eater!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  8. 7. ["I'm air-raid warden for this section!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. ["It is! It is! It is! It is!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  10. 9. ["Mind if I join you?"]
    Wheaties
  11. 10. Van Dorra's Box!
    The Atom
  12. 11. The Men with Two Lives
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  13. 12. Murdered Spy, Part Two
    Jimmy Stone
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  15. 14. Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club
    All-American Flying Club
  16. 15. [Captured]
    Red, White and Blue
  17. 16. A Letter from Home!
    Hop Harrigan
  18. 17. Outsmarting a Saboteur!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  20. 19. ["Boys & girls - Here is the comic book you've been waiting for!"]
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore
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