(December 1947)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1947-10-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Icicle Goes South (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Lorna Dawn; The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent]; Mutt & Jeff (inset)

Indexer Notes

Cover is a mirror image of the splash page of the Green Lantern story.

Cover Thumbnail for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #92
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Icicle Goes South! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
GL29C
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Lorna Dawn; The Icicle [Dr. Joar Mahkent] (second appearance); General Galazar (villain)
Synopsis
Green Lantern must stop the Icicle in his attempts to aid a dictator wanting to take over a South American Nation.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Alan Scott works for W.X.Y.Z. radio and TV in this story.

Bert La Brucherie (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Crying Kid] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cotton-Top Katie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert
Job Number
OH15
Genre
teen; children
Characters
Cotton-Top Katie

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Phantom Fleet (Table of Contents: 6)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AA89
Genre
historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor

The Case of the Web-Footed Burglar (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

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
Jeff, wanna buy a genuine antique chair?
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: 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
I bought this bed!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
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, Mutt! C'mere!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

["Gosh, the roads flooded!] (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
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
Mutt, do you know we've been pals a long long time!
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
Mutt, if I ain't intellectual then what am I?
Genre
humor
Characters
Mutt; Jeff
Reprints
  • from Mutt & Jeff daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Junior Jim (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Lucky to Be a Yankee / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

You Can't Trust Nobody (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

The Modern Wreckers! (Table of Contents: 19)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AA91
Genre
aviation
Characters
Hop Harrigan

Seconds to Live! (Table of Contents: 20)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
AA87
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Dr. Frank Hardy (Death); Dr. Jamieson (villain)
Synopsis
Dr. McNider is drugged and nearly shot by his host while at a dinner, but later escapes, and, garbed as Dr. Mid-Nite, helps to rescue his secretary Myra from the clutches of the man's henchmen.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Lifebuoy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

All-Star Comics; The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Icicle Goes South
    Green Lantern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Icicle Goes South!
    Green Lantern
  4. 3. Bert La Brucherie
    Wheaties
  5. 4. [The Crying Kid]
    Cotton-Top Katie
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  7. 6. The Phantom Fleet
    The Black Pirate
  8. 7. The Case of the Web-Footed Burglar
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. ["Watch for the Dec.-Jan. Green Lantern!"]
    Green Lantern
  11. 10. ["Jeff, wanna buy a genuine antique chair?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  12. 11. ["I bought this bed!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  13. 12. ["Hey, Mutt! C'mere!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  14. 13. ["Gosh, the roads flooded!]
    Mutt & Jeff
  15. 14. ["Mutt, do you know we've been pals a long long time!"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  16. 15. ["Mutt, if I ain't intellectual then what am I?"]
    Mutt & Jeff
  17. 16. Junior Jim
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Lucky to Be a Yankee
  19. 18. You Can't Trust Nobody
  20. 19. The Modern Wreckers!
    Hop Harrigan
  21. 20. Seconds to Live!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Lifebuoy
  23. 22. ["Boys and girls! --- The Junior Justice Society of America is back in operation!!"]
    All-Star Comics; The Junior Justice Society of America
  24. 23. How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man!
    Charles Atlas
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
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  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Matthew Head
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
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