(Summer 1945)

DC, 1942 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1945-05-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gainlee Publishing Co.
Brand
An All-American Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited); Ted Udall (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Peter (Wonder Woman figure); E. E. Hibbard (The Flash figure); Martin Naydel ? (Green Lantern figure)
Inks
Harry Peter (Wonder Woman figure); E. E. Hibbard (The Flash figure); Martin Naydel ? (Green Lantern figure)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Formerly credited to E. E. Hibbard

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Comic Cavalcade Contents Page (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Cheetah Returns! (Table of Contents: 3)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Mala; Aphrodite; Claudia Rich (a relative of Priscilla, introduction); The Cheetah [Priscilla Rich; also as Claudia] (villain)
Synopsis
Wonder Woman arrives in Paradise Island after being informed that the Cheetah had escaped and supposedly drowned in the ocean. However, the Cheetah stows away in the Invisible Plane, returns to the Man's World, and impersonates her twin Claudia, capturing Steve and Wonder Woman.
Reprints
Keywords
Invisible Plane; Paradise Island; Reform Island; Venus Girdle

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from "The Secret History of Wonder Woman" (Jill Lapore, 2014); we previously credited William Marston.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher) (signed as Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
M-m what a peach!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt and Jeff / 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
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You look sweet enough to eat!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; 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 (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gimme three of those cigars...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
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 (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Pencils
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Inks
Al Smith (ghosted for Bud Fisher)
Colors
?
Letters
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Mutt: Cicero and I have gone to Mother's...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / 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
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mister, ain't you Polyachtgee, the famous opera star?
Genre
humor
Characters
Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

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

Mutt and Jeff / 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
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got a good job!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Two Characters in Search of a Brain! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Alfred Bester ?
Pencils
Chester Kozlak (signed as CK)
Inks
Chester Kozlak (signed as CK)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Murphy (hotel guest, college professor, introduction); a desk clerk (introduction); a bartender (introduction); The Sure-Shot Mob [Mike; Ike; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
The Sure Shot Mob rob a bank, then steals Doiby's cab, while two of the mob's members are ordered to produced "The Brain" of their mob. In order to cover up their theft of stolen funds, the two secure a wooden dummy and attempt to convince the other mob members that Green Lantern "killed" him.

Indexer Notes

Doiby uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern in this story.

A Prevue of Magazines Now Selling at Your Dealers! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Lucky Rings (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L. Blummer)
Pencils
Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L. Blummer)
Inks
Jon Blummer (signed as Jon L. Blummer)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon Blummer

Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Corporal "Tooky" Jones (introduction); Captain Arthur Isaac (introduction, in flashback); Issac's unit (introduction for all, in flashback); Japanese soldiers (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Using Corporal Jones to infiltrate a Japanese-held island to try and enlist the support of islanders in the on-going fight against the Japanese, Hop and Tink head for the island by plane to deliver stones, used by the natives as their currency. Their plane is damaged, but Hop decides to drop the stones on the enemy installation, thus destroying it.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

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

Birds over China! (Table of Contents: 15)

Johnny Everyman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Daly
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Johnny Everyman

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Flying Fists!] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
John Wentworth
Pencils
Dennis Neville
Inks
Dennis Neville
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
Keywords
Germany

Indexer Notes

Story title from table of contents.

Mystery of the Missing Fish (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Robinson
Letters
typeset

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

Mutt and Jeff / 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
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're not married yet because you don't know how to hand the girls a line!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff Daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

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

Mutt and Jeff / 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
Al Smith

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you want to get married so bad...
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

You... A Champion? (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest (Table of Contents: 22)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox)
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; unnamed nephew of Joan Williams (introduction); Robin Hood (introduction); Maid Marian (introduction); Little John (introduction); Baliff of Sherwood Forest (villain, introduction); Baliff's men (villains, introduction for all); two unnamed hoods (villains, introduction for both)
Synopsis
After a particularly hard day of catching criminals, the Flash decides to travel into the past in order to get away from crime and take a well-deserved rest. Unfortunately, he picks Sherwood Forest at the time of Robin Hood, and is mistaken for one of Robin's men!
Keywords
time travel

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

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Back the 7th War Loan Drive! (Table of Contents: 24)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. Comic Cavalcade Contents Page
  4. 3. The Cheetah Returns!
    Wonder Woman
  5. 4. ["Stop worrying!"]
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["M-m what a peach!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  7. 6. ["You look sweet enough to eat!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  8. 7. ["Gimme three of those cigars..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  9. 8. ["Dear Mutt: Cicero and I have gone to Mother's..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  10. 9. ["Mister, ain't you Polyachtgee, the famous opera star?"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  11. 10. ["I got a good job!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  12. 11. Two Characters in Search of a Brain!
    Green Lantern
  13. 12. A Prevue of Magazines Now Selling at Your Dealers!
  14. 13. The Lucky Rings
    Hop Harrigan
  15. 14. Hop Harrigan Invites You to Join the All-American Flying Club
    All-American Flying Club
  16. 15. Birds over China!
    Johnny Everyman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Popsicle
  18. 17. [Flying Fists!]
    Red, White and Blue
  19. 18. Mystery of the Missing Fish
  20. 19. ["You're not married yet because you don't know how to hand the girls a line!"]
    Mutt and Jeff
  21. 20. ["If you want to get married so bad..."]
    Mutt and Jeff
  22. 21. You... A Champion?
    Wheaties
  23. 22. Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest
    The Flash
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  25. 24. Back the 7th War Loan Drive!
  26. 25. Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore